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Then why are these workers dependent on food stamps? It's self-evident that someone working full time should earn enough to support themselves and their family
by esarbe 5y ago
Then why are these workers dependent on food stamps?
It's self-evident that someone working full time should earn enough to support themselves and their family.
> We should want to see more employers raise the fraction of their workers on welfare benefits
Why would you want that? That just means subsidizing worker salaries for these companies.
- legerdemain 5y agoHolding down a job develops a work ethic and pride in one's accomplishment. These are things that a chronic benefit recipient may have in short supply, and are vital investments that will pay off many times over in a lifetime.
- esarbe 5y agoVery nice! And if they get paid an honest pay, they can even have a full belly and a roof over their head along with the work ethic an the pride in their accomplishments. And all of that without corporate-socialism. Win-Win!
- legerdemain 5y agoHigh five! I love capitalism!
- esarbe 5y agoHigh five! The question is, how are we going to get the corporations to pair a honest salary? Because I don't think they are going to do so by themselves. Just think of how much they are willing to spend on lobbying against a minimum wage of $15/h.
- legerdemain 5y agoIf we lower taxes and minimize regulations on employers, the market will settle on a stable clearing price for labor.
- esarbe 5y agoA stable price, yes. Not necessarily a honest one. Otherwise there would never have been a need for food stamps, right? The US has fairly low regulations with regards to employment of workers and also quite low taxes, but struggles with honest worker wages. Germany on the other hand has high worker regulations and not particularly low taxes. Worker payment there is quite honest.