"Maybe we should have a living wage" We already have a living wage. Amazon is paying at least $15/hour in all their warehouses and many other companies pay we

"Maybe we should have a living wage" We already have a living wage. Amazon is paying at least $15/hour in all their warehouses and many other companies pay well over minimum wage for jobs that require little to no education. The amount of truly minimum wage jobs is miniscule. "If the threat of wealth taxes is the catalyst that gets us there then good" A wealth tax won't get us there. The wealthy will move to a country that has less-restrictive tax laws (and most of these countries would be happy to have the new income) and the customer and the middle class will end up paying more out of their pockets. a "living wage" is always a moving goal post and doesn't really mean anything. If I'm single and have 3 kids to support, my 'living wage' will be much higher than a person that is single with no kids. Why should a company pay for the poor life decisions of all its employees?