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In reply to the discussion: "$15/hr will kill small businesses" is this true? [View all]hunter
(38,264 posts)25. Good. Businesses that can't pay a living wage deserve to die.
Small businesses that do pay a comfortable living wage will thrive as wages increase and more people can afford their product.
What our nation most needs is a strong social safety net so that people who lose their jobs or their nonviable businesses don't starve, become homeless, or lose their medical care. You get that by taxing the wealthy -- those people who are receiving ALL the benefits of a well ordered, stable society.
Steeply progressive taxes are a good thing. Those who make minimum wage should pay very little taxes. Those who own multiple expensive homes, travel the world frequently, drive fancy cars, etc., should pay a lot of taxes.
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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