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clydefrand

(4,325 posts) Wed Nov 11, 2015, 10:16 AM Nov 2015

15$ min? [View all]

If all min. wage earner jumped to $15/hr., how long long would it be befor they couldn't afford anymore than NOW?
In mean time, old folks will be way behind have a living earning income. Go figure who get helped, who gets screwed!

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15$ min? [View all] clydefrand Nov 2015 OP

Funny....he only pays his interns $12! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #1

I was legal guardian katsy Nov 2015 #2

Which is above minimum wage zalinda Nov 2015 #5

But STILL $3 an hour less than he is charging VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #6

That is not the truth zalinda Nov 2015 #20

Hillary interns are unpaid but get free coffee Ichingcarpenter Nov 2015 #13

How does that change it? VanillaRhapsody Nov 2015 #16

We've never done a minimum wage jump this big so we don't really know Recursion Nov 2015 #3

It seems to me there should be a graduated increase AND tie to the rate of inflation MH1 Nov 2015 #14

In ryan_cats Nov 2015 #4

Is this tongue in cheek? Dem2 Nov 2015 #7

Don't let facts or reality get in the way of a good RW story n/t n2doc Nov 2015 #8

"Low paying jobs will soon be automated." --- that is happening anyway. MH1 Nov 2015 #15

Yep... AOR Nov 2015 #18

It will probably be too much for high labor businesses to bear taught_me_patience Nov 2015 #9

Restaurants as is don't 'actually' have to pay current minimum. Lancero Nov 2015 #10

Not in California. taught_me_patience Nov 2015 #12

Most states, California is one of the exceptions. Lancero Nov 2015 #19

Restaurants are starting to eliminate tips karadax Nov 2015 #11

economics is math that changes with population olddots Nov 2015 #17