Originally Posted by
Felya
But, that also makes it a perfect time to restructure, because their staff is already cut. There is an assumption that once things go back to what ever normal will look like, there would be both, maintaining the growth in working from home and a return of some of those that were cut previously.
There is also the assumption that increased pay results in more spending, thus resulting in demand for more workers, as well as the justification due to increased spending.
Remember, it’s not just a 15$ minimum wage, it also does away with tipping being able to justify sub minimum wages and sub minimum wage jobs for disabled (which I don’t know what that even is... wtf? You can pay disabled less?). I saw this on Vaush, he had the same reaction...
The big hit will be small towns that can’t pay 15$ an hour... and there needs to be government subsidies, just like they did with farms, until inflation does the dirty work. Loans are not the answer... we can’t put people into perpetual debt, even if it’s interest free.
I actually did this at work... because our clientele is smaller until people can be in groups again, we need to focus on strengthening the back bone of our company. This is the perfect time to adjust, because when you start bringing people back, you will be doing it knowing the cost. Instead of hiring, then firing because of the cost. This is an opportunity for business to look inward, since not many are coming from outside.
I think this might be where out disagreement is, which is totally understandable... neither of us can see the future...
I think covid makes changes like this, easier for companies that already have minimal staff and clientele to adjust. While you believe that minimum wage will compound the existing problem that causes there to be minimal staff. I think I see you perspective, but simply disagree on what I think will happen.
They need to give money to states, to choose how to subsidize small business that can’t afford it. It cannot be lead by the federal government and cannot be in the form of loans. It has to be precise and not have need to pay back as a detractor.
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You shouldn’t lie when you do it though... the argument needs to be that the payments are not enough, not that they got decreased. Muddying the waters is just Trumpism from the left...
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This is in response to people who literally claim his winning is the end of western civilization. Just 3 months ago, a bill that includes a minimum wage increase to 15$, would have been considered a fundamental change.
Now... I am all for normalizing progressive causes, where we just treat them as expected course of action... but, we are nowhere near there. AnarchoBidenism might be dead, but it shouldn’t welcome Trumpism to the left.