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Jobs involve physical risks and opportunity costs. There are plenty of truly poor people out there who I really do think would rather be homeless than toil dan
by salesguy222 10y ago
Jobs involve physical risks and opportunity costs.
There are plenty of truly poor people out there who I really do think would rather be homeless than toil dangerously.
9.70 doesn't pay for a broken arm or back pain years down the line
- tabeth 10y agoNot every job that pays $9.70 is necessarily dangerous, so I fail to see your point. That article is more of a representation of a greater potential issue.
- Dylan16807 10y ago> Not every job that pays $9.70 is necessarily dangerous Right, hence the comment implying that a gas station job around that amount would get workers. But in a time where there is a significant push to make the minimum wage $15, it's not surprising that people won't do hard labor for $10.
- tabeth 10y agoHard labor pays more than $10. You're missing the overall point, but OK. It still doesn't explain why foreigners take the jobs and not Americans.
- nikdaheratik 10y agoBecause the opportunity cost equation is different for them. $10/hr working hard labor vs. easy labor is the choice for American workers; $10/hr in the U.S. versus $4/hr elsewhere is the equation for the foreign workers. On top of that, they have the option of taking the $10/hr work for 4-6 months, and then travelling back to their home country where their cost of living is much lower and it works out the be the equivalent of $25-30/hr in purchasing power.
- astrange 10y agoMaybe it'd help if the cost of living was lower here.