Quote:I don't want to leave the poor to suffer at all, but there will always be the haves and have nots. I simply believe the have nots stand a better chance at slowly climbing out of poverty through hard work, sacrifice and a little help (be it charity, welfare, or just good luck). I do however think that trying to equalize wealth no matter how noble always leads to an imbalance and that is the problem.


If we want a minimum wage fine but to say we have to make that minimum wage something that can support a homestead or even an individual fully isn't asking for a minimum wage that's a living wage. I don't think a minimum wage is a good idea but understand the need for it today with the mega corporations, I KNOW a minimum living wage is a bad idea and impossible to sustain.

 

Yes, I think the point of the minimum wage to begin with was to force employers to provide wages that at a minimum allow people to live. The thing you keep dodging is the most abhorrent thing about the system that is broken in many ways. Worker productivity has increased and profits have skyrocketed. Wages have not gone up in even remotely proportion to this. What this says is that employers will not do this without being forced. If you cannot sustain a business on living wages than frankly, you should not be in business in the first place. It's similar to the right's view on children, if you cannot afford them you should not have them. 

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