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Yes, there was debate about this in the UK. If a disabled person can only do one widget per hour, and an able-bodied can do 10, what is the correct wage for tha
by gadders 2y ago
Yes, there was debate about this in the UK. If a disabled person can only do one widget per hour, and an able-bodied can do 10, what is the correct wage for that disabled person?
If you think they should both be paid the same, who should pay the additional cost?
- chuckadams 2y ago> If you think they should both be paid the same, who should pay the additional cost? The taxpayer, in the form of a direct wage subsidy. Comes out to virtually nothing compared to the amount of corporate welfare we shovel out every day. The company still isn't compelled to hire the disabled person if they won't be effective on the job, but companies that were inclined to hire them before still will, pay the same amount as before, and we taxpayers will pay the price tag of a bomber or two to ensure that some people have some independence and dignity. Which of course is why such a thing will never happen here.
- gowld 2y agoAs mentioned on this very thread, "such a thing" is exactly what happens "here", but without you impractical demand to track the productivity of a worker with government-recognized sub-par productivity.
- BobaFloutist 2y agoRight but minimum wage exceptions invariably end up with disabled people getting paid 1/10 minimum wage to do 9 or 10 widgets an hour.