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SlogginThroughIt

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20. Maybe but that seems to be Manchin's idea.

Reply to Calista241 (Reply #15)

Fri Feb 26, 2021, 10:35 AM

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"$15/hr will kill small businesses" is this true? [View all] SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 OP

Tax breaks for the rich DID NOT raise wages for American workers ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2021 #1

Agree! SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #6

Costco is now paying nykym Feb 2021 #34

No. marble falls Feb 2021 #2

They say that every time the minimum wage is about to be raised treestar Feb 2021 #3

i was going to say, it sounds like a talking point. AllaN01Bear Feb 2021 #7

It for sure is a talking point. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #16

Statistically not many JT45242 Feb 2021 #4

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

My fear with that is it will be obsolete. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #9

The current bill isn't going to pass this congress unless done in reconcilation. If we can beat the Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #29

No one seems to realize that the minimum wage will be raised slowly to $15. panader0 Feb 2021 #8

I realize it. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #11

The minimum wage should be tied to the rate of inflation. panader0 Feb 2021 #18

Yes I agree with that. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #22

A very small amount that operate Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #10

If you can't pay a living wage maybe you shouldn't have a business malaise Feb 2021 #12

That has always been my take as well. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #17

Wages are one of the costs of doing business. MineralMan Feb 2021 #13

But I am not talking about wealthy people. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #21

That depends on the business. MineralMan Feb 2021 #28

I am concerned about purchasing a supply power that large business seem to have an advantage with SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #69

Most Big Businesses Are Already Paying More ProfessorGAC Feb 2021 #75

It has never been an even playing field for small businesses. MineralMan Feb 2021 #76

Obviously you are against raising the minimum wage...but you are wrong...the extra wages will Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #63

Why would you say that? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #67

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

Depends on where you live. Calista241 Feb 2021 #15

Maybe but that seems to be Manchin's idea. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #20

I've wondered about this as well AZSkiffyGeek Feb 2021 #26

But even people in areas where cost of living is low Turin_C3PO Feb 2021 #31

If Sioux City or Mobile are $15 / hr, New York City and San Francisco should be at least $30 / hr Klaralven Feb 2021 #35

That raises another question SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #70

I think that sounds like a good idea, but then we'll be fighting over who decides Calista241 Feb 2021 #32

Yes to location specific. moondust Feb 2021 #73

You'd have to play with the term "pay" Calista241 Feb 2021 #77

They might reap rewards of those higher wages liberal N proud Feb 2021 #19

Labor costs are tax deductions KentuckyWoman Feb 2021 #23

A small business that doesn't pay their employees a decent wage is sponging off the government... Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #24

Yeah, those folks aren't "job creators" TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #41

Exactly right. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #62

I have no doubt there are bad small biz owners. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #48

Who cares...one isn't better than the other. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #61

Small businesses are the same as large businesses? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #65

Good. Businesses that can't pay a living wage deserve to die. hunter Feb 2021 #25

It is patently false. SoonerPride Feb 2021 #27

Show me the data. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #46

I don't know why it is incumbent upon me to do your research. SoonerPride Feb 2021 #49

That data is two decades old. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #51

The data seems perfectly relevant to me Yeehah Feb 2021 #52

Really what has changed in 20 years? SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #55

You seem to be arguing in bad faith SoonerPride Feb 2021 #54

I was never playing games. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #56

Higher wages attract more and better workers... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #30

The cost of labor is built into the price of every product or service in which you buy inwiththenew Feb 2021 #33

It would help kill off independent drugstores Klaralven Feb 2021 #38

They can't raise prices easily if their competitors are in China & Mexico MichMan Feb 2021 #53

No. Jirel Feb 2021 #36

Let me be clear. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #45

Some small businesses will be hurt Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #37

I think that is very true also. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #44

No waivers...you either pay or go out of business. Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #64

Republicans say it every time... stillcool Feb 2021 #39

Ok. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #43

Repub talking points are still Repub talking points kcr Feb 2021 #74

Working 2 jobs and 75 hours a week and still live in poverty is unamerican. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #40

I agree. SlogginThroughIt Feb 2021 #42

Oooooooooooof greenjar_01 Feb 2021 #47

There are a lot of small manufacturing plants that cannot raise prices MichMan Feb 2021 #50

Fix unfair trade which is killing this country in terms of jobs. The answer is not to create a Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #66

No. Do you want lots of customers with lots of cash to spend... krispos42 Feb 2021 #57

It could be a problem for independent restaurants in medium/small towns. jpljr77 Feb 2021 #58

All Americans deserve a living wage and we spend so much money subsidizing these employes...so Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #68

Depends on the industry ecstatic Feb 2021 #59

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

Inevitably so. egduj Feb 2021 #78