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Or too many businesses that are only viable if they’re paying less than what their employees need to live a stable lifestyle in their area (housing, food, trans
by MandieD 5y ago
Or too many businesses that are only viable if they’re paying less than what their employees need to live a stable lifestyle in their area (housing, food, transportation, health care)
- iamstupidsimple 5y agoThose businesses aren't sustainable then. A recent example given here was 24/7 gas station workers. The only reason they were working overnight was because wages have become cheap enough to capture the few overnight customers. A higher wage means that the business is forced to have the employee on more productive work.
- HomeDeLaPot 5y agoDo we really need higher wages, or do we need cheaper housing?
- PenguinCoder 5y agoBoth, certainly. One alone does not fix the other.
- BitAstronaut 5y agoI wouldn't say those are mutually exclusive.