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safeinOhio

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3. Results from rising incomes would include

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 05:51 AM

Feb 2013

a huge increase in business for small business and higher donations for non-profits.

One thing Henry Ford got right, increase wages result in increase sales.

Low income earners tend to spend almost all of their wages. Any increase to that group would boost the economy quickly.

The biggest problem for small business is low demand, not the cost of wages.

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ack. it's early. I meant to post this to an existing thread. [View all] cali Feb 2013 OP

See what? Pay what? I'm missing something here.. Arkansas Granny Feb 2013 #1

So maybe free labor would solve their problems malaise Feb 2013 #2

right. because there's nothing whatsover between cali Feb 2013 #4

Results from rising incomes would include safeinOhio Feb 2013 #3

Henry Ford didn't run a small business cali Feb 2013 #9

We could start with a dollar raise. safeinOhio Feb 2013 #13

Absolutely. I'm all for raising the Federal minimum substantially. cali Feb 2013 #14

Agreed safeinOhio Feb 2013 #15

It's $70 a week htuttle Feb 2013 #5

Same with paying for Obamacare. I think it's more about whether or not the Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2013 #8

huh? cali Feb 2013 #11

At the time, I thought you were talking about raising it to $9, not $21 htuttle Feb 2013 #16

Oh. htuttle Feb 2013 #6

And what do these owners manage to pay themselves? Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #7

Everyone needs a 'moderate income' Ichingcarpenter Feb 2013 #10

If $11 million is modest then malaise Feb 2013 #17

You're right. Heck, I'm worried about what the $9. proposal - lynne Feb 2013 #12

Here in Oregon it is $8.95 right now. $9.19 in Washington. Our non profits are dong fine. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #18

Please don't read things I didn't write into my post - lynne Feb 2013 #19

But your claim was that your budge is very tight, no room for any extra pay for some.... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #20