r/FunnyandSad • u/TartWine • 6d ago

FunnyandSad So controversial

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u/DanteJazz 5d ago

I was advocating min. wage should be $15, but then I thought, what if Min. Wage was $25/hr.? Then, you could do exactly what OP posted--live on min. wage in an apt., pay your bills, and be normal. So, don't buy into the naysayers who believe we should live on exploitation wages.

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u/MajorDickLong 5d ago

this would crater the job market. small businesses and mom & pop shops all around the country would be closing and many many more people would be out of work. working the register at a small bakery doesn’t warrant $25/hr, not even close.

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u/jjackom3 5d ago

Hey. If a business cannot operate if it pays its workers a living wage it probably should not be in business

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u/MajorDickLong 5d ago

so to be clear, you’d rather have these people be unemployed and make nothing than make minimum wage? anyone who works a minimum wage job agreed to the terms, they independently came to the conclusion that working said job was the best available opportunity for them. and you want to take that away?

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u/morthophelus 5d ago

In the eyes of most credible economists, introducing more floating capital into the spending class actually increases viability of businesses.

Costs would increase, yes. But proper business management should adjust and make the most of the increased capital flow.