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srican69

(1,426 posts) Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:44 AM Mar 2014

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what should be the minimum wage

1) Stay where it is now
2) 10.00/hr
3) 12.00/hr
4) 1/50th of the CEO gross pay
5) 1/25th of the CEO gross pay

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what should be the minimum wage (Original Post) srican69 Mar 2014 OP

What should be the maximum wage? nt Common Sense Party Mar 2014 #1

same as the maximum wage. n/t PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #2

Yes CFLDem Mar 2014 #5

I know. PowerToThePeople Mar 2014 #6

Higher than it is now. CFLDem Mar 2014 #3

I'd like to see the minimum wage be a living wage... cyberswede Mar 2014 #4

A safeguard against exploitation for the least able to protect themselves. One_Life_To_Give Mar 2014 #7

$12 an Hour On the Road Mar 2014 #8

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

1. What should be the maximum wage? nt

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:46 AM

Mar 2014

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

2. same as the maximum wage. n/t

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:46 AM

Mar 2014

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:50 AM

Mar 2014

because wealthy people make most of their income from wages...

PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts)

6. I know.

Reply to CFLDem (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:52 AM

Mar 2014

What we truly need did not easily fit into a "sound-bite."

CFLDem

(2,083 posts)

3. Higher than it is now.

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:48 AM

Mar 2014

But with exceptions for startups (basically anything less than 3yrs old).

cyberswede

(26,117 posts)

4. I'd like to see the minimum wage be a living wage...

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 10:48 AM

Mar 2014

which would vary by location. Here's a handy calculator:

http://livingwage.mit.edu/

One_Life_To_Give

(6,036 posts)

7. A safeguard against exploitation for the least able to protect themselves.

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 11:22 AM

Mar 2014

The appropriate level is the fair wage for the low skilled and entry level workers. Whom make up much of the minimum wage market and whom have few tools available to ensure they receive a fair wage for their services.

On the Road

(20,783 posts)

8. $12 an Hour

Reply to srican69 (Original post)

Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:15 PM

Mar 2014

possibly $15 in high-cost cities like NYC. Best anti-poverty program there is.

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