Question Of The Day

"Why do we need to raise the minimum wage when there's no price inflation?"

Commenter at reason.

Good question. Any thoughts?

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Also from Reason. The strategy of stealing back the narrative.

"If the GOP were smart(they obviously are not), they would come out and say that this min wage increase that the dems are supporting is just ridiculous. Let's do the math.

If the current min is 7.75, and we raise it to 9, then a worker working 40 hours a week will see an after tax increase in their pay of about 40 dollars. Ok, what the hell is that going to buy? Not even a full tank of gas or a week of groceries for one child or adult.

So the GOP should say, let's get real Mr. President, if you are serious about lifting people out of poverty, then let's make the minimum $20 an hour, effective immediately. Now you are also increasing revenue because you've put these folks into an income bracket that pays taxes.

But let's not stop there. Let's set the number of people that a business has to hire at a minimum by their annual earning. Say, if the business is generating $100,000 a year, that business is mandated to employ a minimum of 3 people at $20 an hour. Otherwise they will be declared greedy bastards and shut down. Also, everyone gets an automatic 5% a year raise to keep up with inflation.
Jobs are a human right. Greedy businesses need to get in line and play fair.

Also, the poor that are still without a job, whatever assistance they are getting, let's double it.
If the Dems disagree with any of this, the GOP paints them as greedy heartless monsters who hate the poor.

Stop being such a bunch of pussies, GOP, and let's get the party started."