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"osprey" |
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19 Jan 2007 08:51:19 AM |
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Liberal Democrats set on raising minimum wage. |
O.k., we have heard the arguments on raising the minimum wage.
Is it good for America?
Is it good for workers?
Is it good for business?
Let's examine what minimum wage jobs are supposed to be.
They are supposed to be an "introduction" into the workforce, and/or
supplimental jobs.
When we have people entering the work-force, we need them to advance to
higher paying jobs.
Does minimum wage jobs do this, if we increase the pay?
Most likely..no.
Family owned business and/or small business.
What does raising the minimum wage do for them?
Well, for companies like Wal-mart...nothing. They can afford it.
For the small business down the street....
It could kill the business.
Just a few things to consider, for those who are so hiped up on raising
the min. wage.
Also...
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/119792
Pros and cons of a higher minimum wage
By Jane Erikson
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.13.2006
advertisementExperts concerned about the nation's income gap offer a
variety of solutions, including increasing financial literacy and
raising the minimum wage.
The first is politically noncontroversial. The second is a hot potato.
Financial literacy results from teaching people how to control
spending, stay out of debt and save for the future, advocates say. It
can mean helping people with their tax returns and making sure those
who qualify apply for the Earned Income Tax Credit, which can save
families up to $4,400 per year.
Raising the minimum wage is recommended by socially liberal groups such
as the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, which co-authored the
recent "Pulling Apart" report on the nation's widening income gap.
The Arizona Minimum Wage Coalition, backed by the AFL-CIO, hopes to get
on the November ballot with a proposal to raise the minimum wage in the
state from $5.15 an hour to $6.75.
Dan Duncan, vice president of the United Way of Tucson and Southern
Arizona, said he worries about the number of individuals coming to his
agency for assistance - 15,072 in 2004; 16,353 last year.
"Families need to have a livable wage, and one of the ways to do that
would be exploring raising the minimum wage," Duncan said last week.
Arizona is one of six states that have no minimum-wage laws, relying
instead on the federal government's $5.15 an hour. Most people working
for that wage would be living below the federal poverty definition of
$9,800 for a single person.
Taking into account cost-of-living increases, "it's lower than the
minimum wage in 1950," Bob Schwartz, chairman of the local Five Fifteen
Isn't Working coalition, told the Star earlier this year.
But former state Sen. Tom Patterson, a Phoenix Republican who now
chairs the Goldwater Institute, said raising the minimum wage could
hurt high school dropouts, illegal immigrants and others who depend on
low-wage jobs.
"Raising the minimum wage kills people like that," Patterson said. "At
the end of the day, it's going to reduce the demand for cheap low-end
labor, and that will result in increased unemployment. And that's the
last thing we need."
Jack Camper, president of the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce,
said business does not expect a minimum wage to feed a family of four.
"It's supposed to give somebody an entry into the work force, and they
can go up from there," Camper said. "As they improve their skills and
bring more value to the company, they make more money."
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| User: "David W. Barnes" |
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| Title: Re: Liberal Democrats set on raising minimum wage. |
19 Jan 2007 10:00:33 AM |
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In article <1169218279.378569.193610@s34g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
osprey <noneedtoknow@mail.com> wrote:
O.k., we have heard the arguments on raising the minimum wage.
Is it good for America?
Is it good for workers?
Is it good for business?
Let's examine what minimum wage jobs are supposed to be.
They are supposed to be an "introduction" into the workforce, and/or
supplimental jobs.
When we have people entering the work-force, we need them to advance to
higher paying jobs.
Does minimum wage jobs do this, if we increase the pay?
³Does minimum wage jobs do this, if we increase the pay.² As we can
see, the real question is, ³Does graduates of Wilmington College
receive a real education.²
LOL!
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| User: "Ray Fischer" |
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| Title: Re: Democrats set on raising minimum wage. |
19 Jan 2007 11:58:33 AM |
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osprey <noneedtoknow@mail.com> wrote:
O.k., we have heard the arguments on raising the minimum wage.
Is it good for America?
Is it good for workers?
Is it good for business?
Let's examine what minimum wage jobs are supposed to be.
"Supposed to be" according to your right-wing masters?
--
Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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