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Aussie105

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25. $15 per hour is still only $120 for an 8 hour working day.

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 03:32 PM

Feb 2021

And $600 a week for a 40 hours per week job. If you can find one of those.
The basic wage jobs are usually part time jobs.

Some politicians in Australia are shocked - SHOCKED I tells ya! - that some people working in the hotel COVID-19 quarantine system, are actually working multiple jobs, with an increased risk of spreading the virus between work places.
Bit of UBER, a few hours in a pizza shop, that sort of thing.

Classic case of one person working between 3 private hospital facilities!

I guess working multiple jobs just to make ends meet is (was) something unexpected to Australian politicians?

Work your 'main' job in 4 hour shifts 2 or 3 times a week, and you have no choice really.

Put money in the pockets of those low wage job earners, and see how it affects the economy. Only positives, in my view.
But the rich people will whine and complain about wage increases not being affordable.
I guess working for nothing would suit them just fine?

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CBO says $15 wage would have bigger budget impact than GOP tax cut provisions [View all] DonViejo Feb 2021 OP

A fair minimum wage will improve the economy Yeehah Feb 2021 #1

CBO analysis MichMan Feb 2021 #2

Yes, not so fast. You have to read what the impacts are. (Actual CBO report here) frazzled Feb 2021 #4

Sure, right, whatever. More taxes on the rich, so sorry, I know how tuff they have it. rickyhall Feb 2021 #7

That was not one of the impacts listed frazzled Feb 2021 #22

The good news is it will likely make it into the reconcilliation bill jorgevlorgan Feb 2021 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2021 #3

"Business Climate" GopherGal Feb 2021 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2021 #18

And they are so utterly mystified when Bettie Feb 2021 #34

They have, Arkansas is $11 an hour for instance. rickyhall Feb 2021 #8

Individual states could be afraid of losing businesses to neigboring states with lower labor costs. thesquanderer Feb 2021 #23

What if we raised the minimum wage AND took back the tax cuts? CrispyQ Feb 2021 #5

As someone taking the standard deduction (no itemizing), that would raise my tax bill substantually MichMan Feb 2021 #12

I can no longer itemize; Trump's Billionaire Tax Cut was a tax hike for me. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #30

Chances are you'll be losing any benefit you got from Agent Orange's tax scheme Bettie Feb 2021 #35

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #19

Interesting.. Karma13612 Feb 2021 #21

Right. That's worked out so well handling this horrific pandemic Rhiannon12866 Feb 2021 #27

A couple things I don't understand about this issue Bayard Feb 2021 #9

Good question moose65 Feb 2021 #10

Most fast food workers are part-time employees. Many are not allowed to work over stopbush Feb 2021 #13

And OldBaldy1701E Feb 2021 #24

Force employers to pay a proportion of benefits, starting at the first hour. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #32

Probably the biggest effect is on government healthcare spending Sgent Feb 2021 #14

Many Government Agencies Contract Their Work Out DallasNE Feb 2021 #29

Look at it this way: a store employs two part-time (30 hour) minimum wage workers, stopbush Feb 2021 #11

I understand that, but... moose65 Feb 2021 #15

You would think so pandr32 Feb 2021 #20

That's what I was thinking is going to happen Bayard Feb 2021 #16

Yep. "Be happy you still have a job." stopbush Feb 2021 #17

Be happy you still have 3 jobs, you mean? Aussie105 Feb 2021 #26

$15 per hour is still only $120 for an 8 hour working day. Aussie105 Feb 2021 #25

I Can't Follow The DOts DallasNE Feb 2021 #28

Seriously, WTF? lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #33