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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1580448" data-attributes="member: 18225"><p>Erm, there's a lot of substantial research that suggests that raising the minimum wage in these 'burger' flipping jobs wouldn't hurt the employers, and would actually be a substantial boom to the economy.</p><p></p><p>I don't go to McDonalds, but if I did, as a consumer, I would be willing to pay $0.15-$0.20 extra for my Big Mac or whatever to offset the raise in wages.</p><p></p><p>One thing you're possibly missing is that 'minimum-wage' jobs used to be just that, stepping stones on the way to better paying jobs.</p><p></p><p>For better or for worse, <em>mostly worse</em>, for a significant segment of the population, these 'burger-flipping' jobs are these employees' main jobs. Sometimes they work two or three of these jobs. With every single cost-of-living rising and wages stagnant and major cuts to education subsidies, there are 'burger-flippers' that are sincerely trying to better their lives, and simply can't get ahead.</p><p></p><p>I would think that you would be in support of the working citizen. Honestly, in this day and age, it's almost easier for these workers to go on welfare...they wouldn't make as much, but certain things would be 'covered', so to speak.</p><p></p><p>Raising the minimum wage would give these folks, who are clearly trying to make a go of it, a much better situation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1580448, member: 18225"] Erm, there's a lot of substantial research that suggests that raising the minimum wage in these 'burger' flipping jobs wouldn't hurt the employers, and would actually be a substantial boom to the economy. I don't go to McDonalds, but if I did, as a consumer, I would be willing to pay $0.15-$0.20 extra for my Big Mac or whatever to offset the raise in wages. One thing you're possibly missing is that 'minimum-wage' jobs used to be just that, stepping stones on the way to better paying jobs. For better or for worse, [I]mostly worse[/I], for a significant segment of the population, these 'burger-flipping' jobs are these employees' main jobs. Sometimes they work two or three of these jobs. With every single cost-of-living rising and wages stagnant and major cuts to education subsidies, there are 'burger-flippers' that are sincerely trying to better their lives, and simply can't get ahead. I would think that you would be in support of the working citizen. Honestly, in this day and age, it's almost easier for these workers to go on welfare...they wouldn't make as much, but certain things would be 'covered', so to speak. Raising the minimum wage would give these folks, who are clearly trying to make a go of it, a much better situation. [/QUOTE]
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