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Spoken like someone who has never worked in a low-wage job, owned a business, or managed low-wage workers. There are low-paying jobs for a variety of reasons,

Spoken like someone who has never worked in a low-wage job, owned a business, or managed low-wage workers. There are low-paying jobs for a variety of reasons, including in large part, corporate welfare for the largest employers, like Wal-Mart, which the government subsidies at taxpayer expense to facilitate the payment of starvation wages. https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-walmart-workers-cost-taxpayers-6-2-billion-in-public-assistance/#5e7e3d7e720 https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2014/04/15/report-... As far having everything you need for your products due your internet research, I hope you will enjoy the coronavirus (or whatever other communicable disease you acquire) as an added bonus from low-wage workers who are unable to call in sick. The people who brew your coffee, make your sandwich, park your car or do a million other things that allow our society to function. Perhaps when your mother, your aunt or child dies because they were needlessly infected by a low-wage worker who couldn't afford to seek treatment or call in sick to work you will factor that "worth" into their perceived value.

lotsofpulp 7y ago
I do own businesses that employ low wage workers, and have managed them myself. The claim I was responding, and am disputing, was that paying workers above market rate will result in benefits for the business. There are very few businesses who target the upper middle class or those with a little bit of disposable income that can afford to go above and beyond for their workers, like Nordstroms, Costco, Apple, Trader Joes, etc. If you notice, these businesses are all located on the rich side of town, and usually there's only 1 or 2 for medium size cities. You simply won't survive as a business if you pay workers more hoping to get something out of them when the customers don't value it, and reality shows this. If you want to increase the standard of living for low wage workers, one needs to support politicians who will pass legislation mandating paid time off, de-coupling health insurance from employers, parental leave, increasing minimum and overtime wages, reducing # of hours before overtime kicks in, etc. This isn't a problem a single business can solve, it's a society wide issue that needs a society wide solution.

lotsofpulp 7y ago

I do own businesses that employ low wage workers, and have managed them myself. The claim I was responding, and am disputing, was that paying workers above market rate will result in benefits for the business. There are very few businesses who target the upper middle class or those with a little bit of disposable income that can afford to go above and beyond for their workers, like Nordstroms, Costco, Apple, Trader Joes, etc. If you notice, these businesses are all located on the rich side of town, and usually there's only 1 or 2 for medium size cities. You simply won't survive as a business if you pay workers more hoping to get something out of them when the customers don't value it, and reality shows this. If you want to increase the standard of living for low wage workers, one needs to support politicians who will pass legislation mandating paid time off, de-coupling health insurance from employers, parental leave, increasing minimum and overtime wages, reducing # of hours before overtime kicks in, etc. This isn't a problem a single business can solve, it's a society wide issue that needs a society wide solution.