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In reply to the discussion: THE PAY IS TOO DAMN LOW [View all]Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)It's fine to talk about a work ethic, but when you can't even get full-time work at minimum wage, what you wind up with is either a criminal ethic or a welfare ethic.
These jobs allow you to eat and not much else, and wages are going to have to rise because that's all the work people can get. As it is, taxpayers are just subsidizing all of these employers. This didn't happen back when it was teenagers filling these jobs, but it is happening now. Do we really want to pay Walmart's employees? What's in it for us?
I also think we should amend ACA to remove the incentive to force workers part-time. If you are employing some one 20 hours a week you should have to pay $1,000 instead of the $2,000 fine, etc.
Job training programs are not the solution when the jobs don't exist in the first place.
As for raising minimum wage, it should be done nationally and with a staggered implementation, so as not to shock the businesses with costs. Raising it gradually in increments allows everyone to adapt together, and in the long run, it will allow more people to shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, although it is true that these companies will have to raise prices.
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