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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I often wonder if any of the people that say “flipping burgers” is easy work, have every worked any kind of food service or retail. It’s horrible thankless work. Count yourself lucky that you acquired the skills to move on or avoid it. Some people don’t, and that’s not their fault. They deserve to live off their work too, if they’re working full time. [/quote] "Easy" here pertains to skill level, and how common it is to find that level of skill among the population. A job may be physically demanding, but easy as a skill level. Now if the idea is that some people just can't acquire the skill to be more productive, then we as a society may decide to provide a safety net for people in those situations. This is a problem best solved through direct payment transfers, such as UBI, tax credit, food aid, housing aid, etc. Raising the minimum wage is a terrible way to achieve this desired outcome because of the other consequences. [/quote]
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