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There are a lot of states without minimum wages. They are cheaper to live in and, believe it or not, workers make more than pennies per hour. The second point
by daniel-cussen 17y ago
There are a lot of states without minimum wages. They are cheaper to live in and, believe it or not, workers make more than pennies per hour.
The second point you bring up is worth discussing too. Between payroll taxes, health insurance, and social security hiring people is ather expensive.
- angelbob 17y agoIsn't there a Federal minimum wage? Don't the states have to respect it? California's is higher, but I thought everybody had to respect Federal minimum wage, at least in the US.
- tomjen2 17y agoI don't think he other countries, not in the us.
- daniel-cussen 17y agoWeirdly enough, the Federal minimum wage applies to states that track the Federal minimum. Some states have no minimum wage and some have minimum wages different from the Federal minimum. I think it's a strange system, but there you go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_States#Jobs_affected_by_the_Minimum_Wage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_Stat...
- jws 17y agoAnd all of those states are in the the bottom half (I'd say third, but south carolina is a bit above that for standard of living) of states ranked by standard of living, education, and infant mortality. In fact, for infant mortality these 5 states hold the top 4 spots.