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Damn you $15 Min. wage (Original Post) packman May 2017 OP
It's kind of funny, really... Wounded Bear May 2017 #1
I'm stealing that pic!!!! Lil Missy May 2017 #2
Whoda thunk? tazkcmo May 2017 #3
Time to raise it again to $25. nm MichMan May 2017 #4

Wounded Bear

(58,605 posts)
1. It's kind of funny, really...
Tue May 30, 2017, 10:47 AM
May 2017

When discussing unemployment benefits, it's all about the laziness of the workers.

When discussing minimum wage, nobody mentions how the increased wage will incentivize those lazy workers to look for work.

tazkcmo

(7,300 posts)
3. Whoda thunk?
Tue May 30, 2017, 10:54 AM
May 2017

Instead of giving money to wealthy people that already have more than they need, it turns out that increasing the money supply at the other end of the economic spectrum actually generates both demand and supply. Huh.














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