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Originally Posted by TexKan  Ya'll missin the point that 5.15 is not a livable wage. Employers can pick and choose who gets the wage - |
I think you are missing the point....
73.9 million American workers were paid at hourly rates, representing 59.8 percent of all wage and salary workers.1 Of those paid by the hour,
520,000 were reported as earning exactly $5.15, the prevailing Federal minimum wage.
And of those 520,000 most are under 25 and NOT a head of household. A lot are even teens. So a minimum wage increase REALLY doesn't get a lot of people out of poverty. You know what gets people out of poverty? How about education (which is pretty much free for those in poverty) and hard work. A MIN WAGE increase is a TAX windfall for the local/state/fed gov't...because employers payroll goes up and along with that the taxes they pay...the price of goods go up across the board...which brings in more taxes for the gov't. So Texkan...we all pay more for so that 19 year old can make a few more dollars an hour....it really doesn't bring very many people out of poverty...like someone said earlier...it's a vote buying program that pits the have's vs the have nots. Also...People don't DESERVE anything..but the right to be free to earn a wage in a somewhat safe environment. You don't DESERVE healthcare, you earn it or pay for it. You don't DESERVE an education...you earn it...you don't DESERVE a good job, you work you way up...you don't DESERVE a nice car and house...you work your ass off to get that.....In a somewhat capitalistic society you should EARN what you have...again the only thing you deserve is the chance to go to work and go to school and in a safe environment.