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The problem being we have people on minimum wage + government support. It's taxpayer subsidized work. That seems the wrong way to do capitalism. But, also, tal
by maerF0x0 8y ago
The problem being we have people on minimum wage + government support. It's taxpayer subsidized work. That seems the wrong way to do capitalism.
But, also, talking it through does illuminate the question "Would we be better off with them unemployed and not, at least, gaining work experience?" ... Unsure of the answer.
- nine_k 8y agoThe problem with current government support, AFIACT, is that getting off it may be plainly unprofitable: the take-home sum decreases as your wage slightly increases, and you're no more eligible. This needs to be fixed. Having relevant experience is so important that people go to unpaid internship programs to gain it. But the key word here is "relevant"; IDK if minimum-wage jobs provide a lot of it. They could, though, it less sexy industries than IT.