The next time some stupid person tells you the minimum wage is a good thing, then suggest: "If increases in the minimum wage are a good thing, let's make it a great thing and increase it to $2000/hour!" Even the stupidest liberal might get the message.
Fast Food and such used to be the exclusive domain of teenagers. It was when I was a teen in the early 70’s.
Now, all you see in the FF joints is middle aged and elderly workers................
It’s not just union jobs that are affected by the increase. I have a neighbor who has mostly conservative ideas but still thinks these increases are a good idea. He’s in management where he works. Years ago we were discussing the $15 min wage and he was for it. He claimed that it wouldn’t affect his company as his company’s stating pay was about $16 per hour ( over twice minimum wage ) at the time. He said “my company doesn’t start people at minimum wage.” But he still couldn’t make the connection that an increase to $15 would automatically put their starting employees just next to min wage. That’s the mindset we’re dealing with.
“The next time some stupid person tells you the minimum wage is a good thing, then suggest: “If increases in the minimum wage are a good thing, let’s make it a great thing and increase it to $2000/hour!” Even the stupidest liberal might get the message.”
Wages hae been kept artifically low over the last 30+ years but price of goods have not.
In 1970 a new car was about a 1/3 of an annual average wage. Now a new cars equals the average annual wage.
People currently above min wage -working for $12-15 hr are not even going paycheck to paychech without food stamps or govt paid utilies, rent assistance etc.
It’s not just the job attrition. As a result of the higher competition for fewer jobs, employee benefits and employer flexibility go down.
If there’s a line of people waiting to get hired, employers don’t have to extend benefits or privileges to keep workers.