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We can argue until we're blue in the face about whose fault it is and who should be responsible for ensuring workers are paid a livable wage, but I would hope t
by EB66 8y ago
We can argue until we're blue in the face about whose fault it is and who should be responsible for ensuring workers are paid a livable wage, but I would hope that we can all agree on this:
If you work full-time and you do a good job, then you should earn a wage that you can live on.
- partiallypro 8y agoThe question is, "what is a living wage?" The goal posts keep shifting...which doesn't help the case for this. If it were just "you can afford rent and food" that would be fine, I suppose...but it has now extended to so many other things that I wouldn't really call necessities.
- maxsilver 8y agoWhat do you consider living to be? Should Amazon workers only barely be able to afford rent and food. Should they have $0 left over after rent+groceries? $1? What amount is reasonable, vs what amount becomes excessive? What if they have a child? Or an elderly parent? Or student loans? > but it has now extended to so many other things that I wouldn't really call necessities. What ridiculous lavish spending do you think Amazon warehouse workers are capable of buying with their (on average ~$12/hr) wages? The general argument is that a living wage should cover life. All people are entitled to enough money that they can pay for rent, pay for food, pay for healthcare, pay for basic transportation, and have some amount of discretionary money to spend anyway they want (like say, raising a family, or continuing their education, or having a hobby, or volunteering for a cause their passionate about, or whatever)
- logfromblammo 8y agoI consider it everything up to the level of participation in democratic politics and civil society. Different people may put different needs and functions above or below their line of demarcation. breathable air drinkable water nutritious food safe shelter quiet and dark sleeping area secure property storage equal access to the commons basic education job skills education scientific/analytic education access to communication access to markets personal mobility medical care social contact family formation social organization political influence .------------------------------ < this is where I draw my line '------------------------------ mercantile education philosophical education luxury goods psychological individuation independent exploration or introspection artistic and aesthetic pursuits finding a meaning in life spiritual enlightenment Veblen goods
- maxxxxx 8y agoPretty reasonable list.