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This is bullshit....
And as Nicholas Cage says:
I work forty + hours a week. I am at a high security job as a security officer. I dont even make fifteen dollars an hour! I have worked retail/fast food.... It doesnt take much to FLIP A GODDAMN BURGER!!! To all those protesters.... SHUT THE HELL UP!!
lilmookie
If you think you're making too much you're welcome to donate half your paycheck to me OP.
thelastboomer
The minimum wage hasn't even kept up with inflation. It has been steadily loosing ground in terms of value for the last 46 years.
thyfangysock
Now for my unpopular opinion that everyone says is impossible. Lower cost of living so EVERYONE is doing better.
ifeed
What a bunch of under achievers. Only wanting $15hr. Raise it to $1000hr, poverty solved overnight. bam you're welcome.
letmefalloutofthewindowwithconfettiinmyhair
"I'm not happy SO NOBODY SHOULD BE!" I'd bet all my money that you vote republican
Vortaka
Maybe you don't make enough money either and should be paid more.
frogger44
I was under the impression that $20k/yr is at(or under) the poverty line in the U.S. minimum wage workers, typically, make less than (1/?)
frogger44
that a year. From what I'm seeing, people want to be able to have a livable wage. (2/2)
streptovsky
Uh... OP you do realize if minimum wage was raised to $15/hr it'd mean you'd get a raise too right?
alktatrazz
"A rising tide lifts all boats."
krielovas
Maybe you should join the protest and get a pay rise, this attitude is why you don't earn $15 an hour
Thatoneguyfromthatonemovie
So you're telling me I could get payed more if I didn't do a job that was unskilled labor, and easy to replace?
Medievalknievel
I have worked as a skilled pipe-fitter doing heavy labor as well as detailed mathematics. I made only $13/hr. That said the point isn't (1)
Medievalknievel
that you should make more than unskilled employees in unskilled trades, but rather that the current minimum wage isn't enough to even (2)
Medievalknievel
survive. Believe it or not it's not all about you. (3)
GalacticSquirrel
The rise of wages means the rise of prices to cover for the pay and we'll all still be on the same boat we're on now.
Its3am
except with a worse exchange rate
ColossalOz
Except the middle class gets poorer, since their wages don't increase with the minimum, and the wage gap only increases.
motorwaffle
You could talk me into $10/hour. $15 is lunacy.
streptovsky
Do you guys do any reading or research at all? It was found out that if the minimum wage was $15/hr prices would only raise by like $0.75
Mafiosity
yeah. Ten wouldnt be that bad. But fifteen. Talk about inflation.
aflarge
Yeah, what are we? A people who adjust employee wages to compensate for inflation?
motorwaffle
The inflation from an increase to $15 would be insanity.
streptovsky
No, it wouldn't. They've done studies on this. Higher base wage = More free income = More spending = Market Surge & increased spending
motorwaffle
Cutting hours, cutting positions, more automation. Exactly what happened when ACA came out and you all were fucking shocked by it.
motorwaffle
A: cite your source. B: That in no way addresses how businesses will make up the salary increase on their annual budget. I'll tell you how:
streptovsky
That was part of the study. McDonald's would only have to raise their menu prices by around $0.50/item to make up the difference.