I hate to shop at Walmart...It’s not because they sell Chinese crap...everyone does these days. It’s because I know that many of their employees are enrolled in government programs...subsidized housing, food stamps, government medical etc. Walmart made about 9 billion last year, yet I have to pay benefits for their workers as a taxpayer. I am not singling Walmart out...other companies do this also. This is not good for people...it’s socialism. They begin to depend on the government instead of themselves.
I would hope that no one would long work at minimum wage (adults) because that means I am definitely subsidizing these people in terms of benefits. This great globalism experiment where you took Americans and cut off their benefits and lowered their wages so we could compete with third world hell holes was a really bad idea...the outcome is that people are beginning to believe that they can’t make it with government assistance whether it’s the stimulus, mortgages etc...it’s all related.
For decades, people believed they could have a piece of the American dream...there were good paying jobs. Most lived better than their parents had...these jobs stood between us and socialism...now many good paying jobs are gone. The Walmarts of the world do not pay enough money for most people to live on...yet, it’s the world’s largest employment sector-more employees to subsidize at the state and federal level. We the taxpayer subsidize their employees in state after state. Obama and the Dems will add federal benefits this year as the states are broke-just watch.
Globalism has put us on the path towards socialism...by destroying good jobs and benefits. Again, no I don’t want to see the minimum wage lowered or eliminated. I already have to pay enough money in taxes to support those employed at such wages. I would prefer that employers voluntarily paid a reasonable wage and didn’t expect the taxpayer to subsidize their (in many cases) successful companies. Of course, that’s never going to happen...socialism here we come...damn shame.
I see a long rant but you refuse to respond to the question I posed to you. Please do not respond TILL you are ready to answer the question. What $$ amount should the minimum wage be set to?
Yes you did.
Are you a member of living wage . org?