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elleng

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1. What's the point?

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 02:36 AM

Mar 2014

What happens? Their wages won't be increased, unless the employer decides to do so. Who knows if or when their wages might have been increased?

No harm to anyone.

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Help me debunk this argument against raising the minimum wage.... [View all] YoungDemCA Mar 2014 OP

What's the point? elleng Mar 2014 #1

Fair point YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #4

There's always resentments among employees; elleng Mar 2014 #6

True. YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #7

If they want to retain the $12 employees, pay them $14. And they'll still have seniority and not be freshwest Mar 2014 #12

It's a business by business decision Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #2

Thanks for the response. YoungDemCA Mar 2014 #5

The argument is wrong thelordofhell Mar 2014 #3

Why? Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #21

Pay me more than $10 an hour, and I will jberryhill Mar 2014 #8

Why will raises for the $12 employees be delayed? It depends... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #9

It's not a valid argument because it's predicated on a perceived inequality when none exists. stopbush Mar 2014 #10

I would simply Jamaal510 Mar 2014 #11

Tell the idiot that more minimum wage people will be coming in to buy his product, because they MADem Mar 2014 #13

Henry Ford doubled wages. safeinOhio Mar 2014 #16

it can happen but generally doesn't quaker bill Mar 2014 #14

Truthfully, 12 buckers ought to be happy to see fellow workers get a raise. Hoyt Mar 2014 #15

Not petty Token Republican Mar 2014 #18

Griping about someone else getting something they need is. Sorry. Hoyt Mar 2014 #20

It is a valid argument but Token Republican Mar 2014 #17

It would mean that they can move to another job for the same pay libtodeath Mar 2014 #19

I would point out two things to them, first, refer them to EarlG's post today... stevenleser Mar 2014 #22