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aLkaLiNE on 24 May 2016
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Nuvendil said:
aLkaLiNE said:

No. I'm sorry but no, this is wrong. The $15 minimum wage needs to be mandated, and all the other people employed at the upper middle class and below need pay increases relative to the minimum wage increase.

 

The fact is that while wages have roughly doubled in the past 40 years, the costs of living have more than quadrupled. To say that workers at the minimum wage are the problem is so wrong when you see individuals being paid millions a year to simply represent a company. The problem isn't a 15$ minimum wage, the problem is overpaid CEOs, sales people, owners etc. This massive gap in the standard of living between wealthy and poor is not by any stretch of the imagination right and that's where the real issue lies. We could as a country easily support a $15 minimum wage of those funds came from wealthy individuals with hyper inflated salaries that allow them to live well above their actual contribution toward society.

You clearly have next to no knowledge of the small and middle tier business world.  90-95% of small businesses and middle tier business could not sustain $15 an hour.  And they don't have the war chest to float a transition.  I know this.  Also, let's not fall into the trap that CEOs are EVIL and the rich are EVIL.  While some can be dicks, many are very altruistic.  And the job of major executives is one 95% of people couldn't do.  I've seen that myself, most average joes couldn't run a taco stand much less a multi billion corporation.  

As for standard of living, that is radically different from state to state and that's the problem with a $15 minimum wage.  Cause cost of living effects pay and that effects business plans and structuring.  It effects EVERYTHING.  NY or Washington State might be able to support $15 without too much fuss.  But Texas?  NC?  SC?  No, it would be a complete and utter train wreck.  The US is huge, the cost of living, wage disparity, economic strength, etc is not universal.  Such a high federal minimum wage would be highly ill dvised.  Let the States decide in accordance with what the State needs.

First of all, you don't know a thing about me so it is in extremely bad taste to come into a debate downplaying the knowledge of someone else whom you haven't met, as well as rather arrogant. But let's take this a step back. Why is it that low and mid tier business can't afford a standard 15$/hour? Is it, perhaps, because of tax reasons? 

 

Theres not even much to say to your second paragraph, as I said, the cost of everything has disproportionately gone up in contrast to paid wages. You're telling me that the worlds most powerful nation could do something in the 60s that can't be done now? I find that laughable at best and inexcusable at worst.