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cottonpicker
9y ago
I don't say this to advocate minimum wage. I am opposed to minimum wage. But that doesn't mean we should ignore the costs of low wages. This is why I am opposed to minimum wage: My child does not need to make a living wage bagging
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cottonpicker
9y ago
um... yes. If a product costs $1 to produce, why should I be unhappy that it costs $1.10? I may choose not to buy it, but that doesn't mean I am unhappy. It may mean I can't afford it. If a product costs $0.25 to produce plus a fe
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cottonpicker
9y ago
But the median-wage Wells Fargo employee is a crook who defrauds Wells Fargo employees. It is not right that those employees should profit from abusing customers. Clearly, top-tier executives should be the ones to profit from this.
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cottonpicker
9y ago
You are exactly right. But who said that strawberries should be inexpensive and found in every fridge in America? What you have just acknowledged is that strawberries are not cheap. They should not be cheap. The real danger here is not that