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[quote=Anonymous]The best way to increase your income is to increase your skill. I'm not sure why this is such a difficult concept to understand. You can be low skill and low wage when you are low responsibility. The problem is lots of people make poor decisions and take on responsibility (kids, car payments, apartments, etc) without gaining the corresponding increase in skill to support the additional liabilities....then it becomes employer's problem, and ultimately the customer's when cost of goods increases and in turn, prices.

Increase in minimum wage is the biggest scam out there. It hurts the poor. It is enough to cause them to lose their government benefits - now they'll make above that threshold and in the end... net less money. Not to mention the fact that there will be fewer jobs and fewer hours to work available. It HURTS the poor.

It really has no impact on the "super wealthy"-- you know the people they claim this will effect?? The McDonalds and Walmarts of the world will buy computer kiosks at a one time fee. Fire a bunch of people and never have to pay hourly wages again. Again, fewer jobs.

It absolutely CRUSHES the middle class. Small business owners suffer the brunt of this. The small business owner should be the backbone and lifeblood of this country... but the government is trying to push them into the "poor" bracket.

You know the ONE group the $15 minimum wage helps? That would be the government! Think of all the extra revenue coming in off the extra taxes on wages AND the extra taxes on employers paying those wages! Not to mention that fewer people are now eligible for public assistance. A $15 minimum wage is an absolute cash cow for the government, which is why, of course, they're all for it.[/quote]

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