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The example for this post was for Seattle, or perhaps King County only. damookster Send a noteboard - 29/06/2017 11:49:32 PM

I'm fine with it at that level. There shouldn't be a state-wide minimum because different regions in the same state can have vastly different economies. So obviously then, there should never be a Federally mandated minimum wage.

But if at the basic level of local government, be that city, county, parish or whatever, voters elect those who want to impose a minimum wage, fine. Perhaps other nearby cities will have to follow suit in order to attract labor. Or, on the other hand, it fails as neighboring businesses charge lower prices due to their reduced labor costs. Either way, the market decides.

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Case study of the damage liberalism can do - $15 Min Wage - 27/06/2017 01:54:54 AM 1614 Views
Seattle is a poor choice for a case study - 27/06/2017 05:31:18 AM 994 Views
Well, sure, but many of those non-entry level jobs are being held by baby boomers. - 27/06/2017 06:09:40 AM 986 Views
That's at least in part because the minimum wage makes automation more cost-effective - 27/06/2017 11:04:28 AM 871 Views
That is an incredibly silly argument. - 27/06/2017 08:56:09 PM 940 Views
If you assume wages can't go lower... - 29/06/2017 04:52:33 AM 963 Views
Many? - 27/06/2017 12:30:39 PM 958 Views
Amen. - 27/06/2017 07:21:47 PM 933 Views
Yes, many. My office is full of them. - 27/06/2017 08:59:55 PM 875 Views
So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 896 Views
Re: So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:49:21 PM 904 Views
My father worked two jobs his entire working life. - 27/06/2017 09:56:56 PM 913 Views
We have a 40 hour work week for a reason. - 27/06/2017 10:17:15 PM 957 Views
That's a piss-poor analogy - 27/06/2017 10:23:04 PM 887 Views
How is that really relevant, then? - 27/06/2017 11:03:34 PM 863 Views
I am really enjoying this new-fangled "like" feature we have now. *NM* - 28/06/2017 12:13:42 AM 632 Views
*NM* - 28/06/2017 12:25:45 AM 501 Views
Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:20:47 AM 976 Views
Re: Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:32:31 AM 943 Views
In theory I agree with your ideas about a living wage, however - 28/06/2017 12:16:56 PM 965 Views
Very good questions - 28/06/2017 03:01:02 PM 908 Views
FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE COMMUNISM. - 28/06/2017 07:49:59 PM 1043 Views
damn *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 576 Views
Just retire already, you luddite! *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:45:46 PM 554 Views
I wish. - 27/06/2017 09:48:02 PM 939 Views
Bad life decisions lead to bad life consequences - 28/06/2017 05:44:58 PM 893 Views
You also shouldn't respond to it by letting them die. - 28/06/2017 07:53:10 PM 918 Views
But this same arguement can be flipped by.... - 28/06/2017 10:34:25 PM 987 Views
I feel like you're making my arguments for me here. - 28/06/2017 10:51:38 PM 1009 Views
an apt comparison - 28/06/2017 11:09:25 PM 872 Views
So everyone who "can't" - 29/06/2017 09:49:41 AM 912 Views
ummm - 29/06/2017 02:06:54 PM 831 Views
I know. And I disagree with you. - 29/06/2017 04:58:45 PM 955 Views
Health care and minimum wage are different discussions - 29/06/2017 05:14:07 PM 963 Views
I think nossy and I are ok with letting lazy people get by... - 29/06/2017 08:11:36 PM 901 Views
Si - 29/06/2017 09:08:03 PM 928 Views
Who said that? - 29/06/2017 09:47:32 PM 975 Views
Who said what? - 29/06/2017 10:32:12 PM 867 Views
There is a huge difference.... - 29/06/2017 05:10:05 PM 933 Views
Why does McDonalds keep coming up in this? - 29/06/2017 06:53:46 AM 1079 Views
Nicely said. Or written. *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:30:06 AM 534 Views
All right, so what society without minimum wage do you point to as a model? *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:39:12 AM 557 Views
How about "all the ones we had before the 20th century"? - 29/06/2017 10:47:30 PM 1043 Views
The ones where hunger and scarcity were widespread? - 29/06/2017 11:04:02 PM 892 Views
So just to put this out there... - 29/06/2017 11:12:47 PM 879 Views
Re: So just to put this out there... - 30/06/2017 01:34:03 AM 829 Views
Yes, and me being SUCH a fan of urbanization... - 30/06/2017 03:39:51 PM 1072 Views
The example for this post was for Seattle, or perhaps King County only. - 29/06/2017 11:49:32 PM 987 Views
I for one am entirely unsuprised. Common sense result. *NM* - 27/06/2017 06:23:01 AM 588 Views
Seems like a methodology to identify struggling operations more than one to evaluate... - 27/06/2017 10:25:30 AM 912 Views
But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 12:47:13 AM 1022 Views
You are a Husky? TIL clover is one of the Huskies. - 28/06/2017 02:26:46 AM 848 Views
Re: But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 10:38:54 AM 904 Views
Just to nitpick, Switzerland isn't exactly homogeneous. - 28/06/2017 10:28:01 PM 940 Views

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