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[quote=Anonymous]Did the trump trolls infiltrate this page?  Minimum wage increases are heavily supported by most Americans, including a majority of dems and republicans.  Economists are vastly in agreement that raising the wage won’t negatively increase employment, but will slightly raise the wages of those just above min wage.  These are good things.  If you don’t think these are good things, what’s wrong with you?

Most importantly, if you work 50 hours a week, and cannot afford basic things like rent and food, this is a problem.  People who work 50 hours a week deserve good be able to afford a studio apartment and food.  If you don’t think so, what’s wrong with you?

It’s especially a problem because the government is stepping in the pay the difference, so as to ensure these workers are not homeless an starving.  It is absurd that Target will only pay $8 an hour, so the government and taxpayers have to throw in an extra $25k to these workers every year.  This is a societal problem that needs a central government solution.

If an employer cannot afford to exist without a dollar for dollar subsidy on every dollar wage it pays, it seems that business model is pretty shitty.  I’m not sure why society should pay corporate welfare to these businesses that are unable to stay afloat on their own.

And for those silly responses who say “I barely make more than your wife, I shouldn’t have bothered going to college!”  Don’t be stupid.  First, the increase in min wage is likely to overall improve the economy. You will consequently get better promotions or more opportunities to jump to a better paying job directly as a result of this. Second, economists are fairly confident that the increase in min wage will in fact cause an upward shift of lower wages - so yes, in fact you will get more money because of this.  Thirdly, if you are so worried about min wage workers at Taco Bell chomping  on your corporate heels, it seems you have not done a very good job of establishing your value as a worker.  [/quote]

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