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The minimum wage needs to increase to $20 an hour
| Yes | 30% [44] |
| No | 70% [104] |
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- Dec 1, 2012 11:08 pm GMT
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_______________________________________________________The price of everything would inflate in order to adjust to the rise in income. Initially, however, unemployment would skyrocket, because small business owners would no longer be able to afford the massive increase in the payroll, necessarily leading to many lost jobs. Do you have any idea how much small business owners worry about paying overtime? More than doubling the federal minimum wage would cripple many small businesses in the short term.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 1, 2012 11:26 pm GMT
Steam-Panzerdeathknight,PSN-Ballroompirate,XBL-Namlessboss
[QUOTE="Wasdie"]
Inflation, inflation everywhere. Not to mention the unemployment of millions and the closure of thousands of businesses.
Such a drastic change works in fantasy land, nowhere else.
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There has already been inflation, it's called technology,gas and pretty much anything that people can't really skip out on (everyday living). I remember when I first got a cell phone back in 2003, my cell bill was $34, now it's $93. Businesses see that some things we can't skip out on like gas,cars,cell phones,tv,internet ect ect cause we need those things (supply and demand).
Ever heard the saying "The rich get richer and the poor get poorer", that's more than a saying.
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- Dec 2, 2012 2:31 am GMTdigitally married to the wonderful t3hrubikscube[QUOTE="Vuurk"][QUOTE="Abbeten"][QUOTE="Vuurk"] NO![/QUOTE] yes[/QUOTE] Strawman[/QUOTE] lol
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- Dec 2, 2012 2:33 am GMTEnjoy a massive spike in unemployment rate. The government may be able to impose a minimum wage, but the government cannot force employers to maintain the same hiring policies.
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- Dec 2, 2012 3:50 am GMT
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[QUOTE="Zeviander"]I agree. The government should force more regulations on the economy and businesses in order to help them. We all need to think of a higher moral purpose for society, rather than just greed. Everyone needs equal opportunity to succeed and share in society's benefits.[/QUOTE] It's funny how you're being sarcastic when you say this, but serious when you say that government should sterilize people at birth to regulate reproduction.- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 5:11 am GMT[QUOTE="Nibroc420"][QUOTE="Vuurk"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] When did that become my view?[/QUOTE] are you playing my game or what am I missing? You were just posting in a topic the other day about income inequality and how the wealth should be paying higher rates than they currently are.[/QUOTE] Stop putting words in people's mouths... Anyone who's got any knowledge of economics knows that if you dramatically increase the minimum hourly wages, you end up with dramatically higher costs of living.[/QUOTE] I think it just went over your head.
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- Dec 2, 2012 5:39 am GMT
LOL, every minimum wage job would cease to exist and they'd all go to China.
Absolutely effing brilliant.
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- Dec 2, 2012 6:29 am GMT
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That's all well and good in practice, but how does it work in theory?
[QUOTE="Jackc8"]LOL, every minimum wage job would cease to exist and they'd all go to China.
Absolutely effing brilliant.
[/QUOTE] Yeah all those minimum wage service jobs will go to China. Makes sense. (by the way I disagree with raising the minimum wage but your reasoning here is bad)- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 9:57 am GMT
[QUOTE="Jackc8"]
LOL, every minimum wage job would cease to exist and they'd all go to China.
Absolutely effing brilliant.
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Not all jobs would go to China. There is no way anyone could order fast food and get it while it is still microwaved warm. That is the beauty of this plan, it would close down all those fast food joints that many users here complain about contributing to the obesity of the US.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:01 am GMTThat would be amazing,$20 per hour in cheap southern areas would have everyone living good
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:17 am GMTkingkong0124 wrote:
I also have NFL players entertaining me right now.
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]That would be amazing,$20 per hour in cheap southern areas would have everyone living good [/QUOTE] smh- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 10:30 am GMT[QUOTE="DroidPhysX"][QUOTE="Bucked20"]That would be amazing,$20 per hour in cheap southern areas would have everyone living good [/QUOTE] smh[/QUOTE] It would,why are you shaking your dome?
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:34 am GMT
The difference between you and me? I run towards gunfire.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]It would,why are you shaking your dome?[/QUOTE]
Because you're an idiot. If you had even a rudimentary understanding of economics you would see that a $20 minimum wage isn't feasible and would cause more harm than good.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:37 am GMT
[QUOTE="airshocker"]
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]It would,why are you shaking your dome?[/QUOTE]
Because you're an idiot. If you had even a rudimentary knowledge of economics you would see that a $20 minimum wage isn't feasible and would cause more harm than good.
[/QUOTE] Look at this d**k face taking everything so serious,go choke on a donut uptight jack*ss
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:39 am GMTBucked20 wrote:Look at this dick face taking everything so serious,go choke on a donut uptight jackass
If pointing out how much of a moron you are makes me "serious" then oh well.
The difference between you and me? I run towards gunfire.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]Look at this dick face taking everything so serious,go choke on a donut uptight jackass [/QUOTE]
If pointing out how much of a moron you are makes me "serious" then oh well. :lol:
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:41 am GMTairshocker wrote:Bucked20 wrote:Look at this dick face taking everything so serious,go choke on a donut uptight jackass
If pointing out how much of a moron you are makes me "serious" then oh well.
I said it would be amazing,I know it would never happen,now go back to stormfront[QUOTE="airshocker"][QUOTE="Bucked20"]Look at this dick face taking everything so serious,go choke on a donut uptight jackass [/QUOTE]
If pointing out how much of a moron you are makes me "serious" then oh well. :lol:
[/QUOTE] I said it would be amazing,I know it would never happen,now go back to stormfront- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 10:44 am GMT
The difference between you and me? I run towards gunfire.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]I said it would be amazing,I know it would never happen,now go back to stormfront [/QUOTE]
It can't be amazing because it wouldn't do any good, moron. This is where your lack of understanding comes into play.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:47 am GMT
No, it should be $10,000 per hour. Then everyone would be rich. It would have no affect on the cost of living BTW because labor costs don't impact prices at all, especially not for small businesses. And people should get free healthcare too. Everyone knows that giving away free products and services is infinitely sustainable and has no negative consequences.
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- Dec 2, 2012 10:47 am GMT[QUOTE="airshocker"]
[QUOTE="Bucked20"]I said it would be amazing,I know it would never happen,now go back to stormfront [/QUOTE]
It can't be amazing because it wouldn't do any good, moron. This is where your lack of understanding comes into play.
[/QUOTE] I know what would happen but I don't have to answer to a bitter old man on a forum,back to stormfront you go- Please wait. Quick reply will be available shortly.
- Dec 2, 2012 10:51 am GMTkingkong0124 wrote:
I also have NFL players entertaining me right now.
ITT, we have discovered how to determine who here is a stormfront member:
-White
-Male
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