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Probably an unpopular opinion, but: Isn't raising the minimum essentially trying to save a sinking ship by adding more water to the ocean? Seems like time woul
by accountyaccount 9y ago
Probably an unpopular opinion, but: Isn't raising the minimum essentially trying to save a sinking ship by adding more water to the ocean?
Seems like time would be better spent ensuring that everyone has food, housing, and healthcare no matter what they do (easier said than done, of course).
- mullingitover 9y agoThe minimum wage isn't pegged to inflation, so in a sense the minimum wage workers' ship is always taking on water. The hike to $15 was a bailout operation, but if the wage isn't pegged to inflation then it's still slowly sinking.
- djohnston 9y agoi agree. i can't help but think this sort of legislation just increases the rate at which companies like mcdonalds pursue fully automated franchises.
- thehardsphere 9y agoIt's more like trying to save a sinking ship by telling the crew on the ship they can only use high-quality licensed ship repair equipment, instead patching the holes with whatever they can improvise. Yes, it would be better if they used high quality hull repair equipment, but sometimes it's not available and insisting that's the only thing you're allowed to use while the ship is sinking and people are struggling to survive is not helpful at all.
- accountyaccount 9y agoYeah, fair. People need help now. But how long can we continue kicking this problem down the road. We need to tie this thing to inflation or just admit that it's not the solution.
- thehardsphere 9y agoIt was never the solution. It's actively making things worse for most of the people it was claimed to be intended to help. Tying it to inflation is just going to make displacement of low skilled workers increase automatically every year.