Liberal ideas move from fringe to front-burner for Democrats
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It doesn't matter if they accept it or not, the point is that their income qualifies them for assistance. And the employer knows that. So the employer pays its workers a low wage because the employer knows government will be there to pick up the slack, which means the less they pay their worker, the more profit they make.
In other words, welfare dependency.
The business is dependent on assistance in order to maintain profits.
If McDonald's paid its workers a wage high enough that they didn't qualify for assistance, would McDonald's still be profitable?
^Not a rhetorical question^
cawacko
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1) many McDonald's are franchises so I don't know the profitability of each store
2) minimum wage jobs affect more than just McDonald's
3) there's a holistic picture involved - like the example I have, a wife could earn $100K and the husband could earn minimum wage part time at Mickey d's. He would not qualify for benefits
He also ran away from the question of who works at McDonalds when the kids are in school.
This entire right wing logic is born from greed, violence and fear.
The effects are that their wages are higher, or they move into better paying jobs, and that they qualify for less government assistance, which saves taxpayers. What is so hard to understand about that? Do you have some sort of mental block, or is this obtuseness just an act?
Yeah, so funny story about Seattle.
Yes, there were fewer minimum wage jobs after the wage increase, BUT THAT WAS MADE UP BY THE FACT THAT MORE PEOPLE BECAME EMPLOYED AT FULL TIME POSITIONS.
So you leave that part out, why? Because you're a dishonest fucking scumbag.
cawacko
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When you don't understand how markets work and economics you say things like you did.
What's funny is you supported Hillary Clinton and she wasn't willing to go to $15/hr. Racist white democratic women huh?
Run Forest Run......tee hee hee.
STFU Don't blame this on Hilary. You racist white men haven't raised the wages in decades.
Automation is an inevitability.
Secondly, wage growth leads to full time employment, which we saw in Seattle (and what you left out of your post). Funny how that works; you just omit the key pieces of information that completely undermine your case. How boring and typical.
What do you think? Do you personally think that if McDonald's paid its workers a wage where they didn't qualify for benefits, it would be profitable?
cawacko
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once again you get personal and resort to name calling because your argument falls apart. What do you think happens to young people and the low skilled when there are less minimum wage/low paying jobs?
OK, so swap in Walmart for McDonald's, same question: If Walmart paid its workers a wage high enough that they didn't qualify for benefits, would Walmart be profitable?
cawacko
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LOL, ok. Why did you vote for her if she wasn't willing to do it?
What exactly is a low skilled person?
I remember Racist white men saying Blacks were low skilled. Do you remember that?
cawacko
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You think those are the only two companies with minimum wage workers? No small businesses, no restaurants etc. only McDonald's and Walmart?
cawacko
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It is painful talking to you
Not a real example; one you came up with off the top of your head that makes little sense.
But it doesn't matter. If you work, you deserve a wage high enough that you don't qualify for benefits.
Businesses aren't a charity, and neither are workers.
Get off the government dole and pay your workers more. Taxpayers shouldn't subsidize corporate profits because you think you're entitled to owning a business. Fuck you, and fuck your business you welfare queen.
Because she was.
And I would never vote for a racist white man ever. He doesn't have my best interest in mind.
And miss me with the Hilary is worse. I don't buy the Hilary lies.
They're morally, intellectually, and financially bankrupt.
Stop twisting and answer the question.