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Showing Original Post only (View all)"$15/hr will kill small businesses" is this true? [View all]
Looking for some discussion on this. I am supportive if $15/hr but I do admit I might not be looking at all the angles. Is there a concern there that small business owners will not be able to compete with larger companies? Will this push out small businesses? I have always been of the mind that if you cannot pay a living wage that your business model is broken.
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Not if it's done over time as the current bill would and as as been the case in other states
JI7
Feb 2021
#5
The current bill isn't going to pass this congress unless done in reconcilation. If we can beat the
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#29
I am concerned about purchasing a supply power that large business seem to have an advantage with
SlogginThroughIt
Feb 2021
#69
Obviously you are against raising the minimum wage...but you are wrong...the extra wages will
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#63
You counter every argument about why it will cost jobs so you think it will. I believe there
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#72
If you want a stable soceity and a moral one, then a strong minimum wage is imperative.
RDANGELO
Feb 2021
#14
If Sioux City or Mobile are $15 / hr, New York City and San Francisco should be at least $30 / hr
Klaralven
Feb 2021
#35
I think that sounds like a good idea, but then we'll be fighting over who decides
Calista241
Feb 2021
#32
A small business that doesn't pay their employees a decent wage is sponging off the government...
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#24
The cost of labor is built into the price of every product or service in which you buy
inwiththenew
Feb 2021
#33
Working 2 jobs and 75 hours a week and still live in poverty is unamerican.
onecaliberal
Feb 2021
#40
Fix unfair trade which is killing this country in terms of jobs. The answer is not to create a
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#66
All Americans deserve a living wage and we spend so much money subsidizing these employes...so
Demsrule86
Feb 2021
#68
I'm not an economist, but I don't see it. More money for people to earn and spend means more money
Vinca
Feb 2021
#60
If your business can only survive by keeping your workers in Poverty, maybe it should not.
mackdaddy
Feb 2021
#71