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It’s not that we don’t offer no paid time off. It’s that it’s not mandated federally (although some cities and states do). A recent article in the NYT pointed
by monero-xmr 3y ago
It’s not that we don’t offer no paid time off. It’s that it’s not mandated federally (although some cities and states do).
A recent article in the NYT pointed out how the minimum wage is irrelevant now given the difficulty of hiring: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/business/economy/minimum-wage.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/business/economy/minimum-...
This is the argument the anti-minimum wagers have been saying forever. The going rate for workers will rise well above the minimum wage, and by having a high minimum wage you prevent people from getting on the economic ladder at all.
The lack of mandated paid time off means it is a benefit companies can provide. This attracts workers. I want most benefits to be negotiated this way, as well as the minimum wage eliminated.
- lastitude 3y agoEveryone should be paid the federal minimum wage. No government employees should be allowed additional income from stocks, dividends, additional businesses, trusts, etc. That'll be the day minimum wage becomes a living wage.
- Izkata 3y agoI gotta ask, was that phrasing intentional? Because I don't think it's usually used as part of a sentence, just standalone. Idiom for anyone uncertain what I'm referring to: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that%27ll_be_the_day https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that%27ll_be_the_day
- ghastmaster 3y agoAs a native english speaker, I interpret it literally, "On the day no government employees... ...minimum wage becomes a living wage".
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