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<blockquote data-quote="DriveInDriѵeOut" data-source="post: 1580398" data-attributes="member: 44954">I didn&#039;t hear him say anything about forcing them to pay a higher wage.&nbsp; In some ways minimum wage laws are a part of the problem.&nbsp; In some circumstances they can have an adverse effect and actually keep wages lower than they should be.&nbsp; There is no perfect solution to this problem.However, whether you agree with minimum wage laws or not, this is a conversation people should be having.&nbsp; Let me put it this way:If I owned a business and I couldn&#039;t afford to pay my workers a living wage, I would question myself about whether or not I should be in business at all.&nbsp; If I owned a business and I could afford to pay a living wage, but chose not to.... well then I would have to question my morality.&nbsp; Companies like McDonalds and Walmart are undeniably in the second group, and if they won&#039;t face that question, we as a society, and more importantly as consumers should.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DriveInDriѵeOut, post: 1580398, member: 44954"] I didn't hear him say anything about forcing them to pay a higher wage. In some ways minimum wage laws are a part of the problem. In some circumstances they can have an adverse effect and actually keep wages lower than they should be. There is no perfect solution to this problem. However, whether you agree with minimum wage laws or not, this is a conversation people should be having. Let me put it this way: If I owned a business and I couldn't afford to pay my workers a living wage, I would question myself about whether or not I should be in business at all. If I owned a business and I [I]could [/I]afford to pay a living wage, but [I]chose [/I]not to.... well then I would have to question my morality. Companies like McDonalds and Walmart are undeniably in the second group, and if they won't face that question, we as a society, and more importantly as consumers should. [/QUOTE]

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