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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 1552 Views
Seattle is a poor choice for a case study - 27/06/2017 05:31:18 AM 921 Views
Well, sure, but many of those non-entry level jobs are being held by baby boomers. - 27/06/2017 06:09:40 AM 915 Views
That's at least in part because the minimum wage makes automation more cost-effective - 27/06/2017 11:04:28 AM 804 Views
That is an incredibly silly argument. - 27/06/2017 08:56:09 PM 876 Views
If you assume wages can't go lower... - 29/06/2017 04:52:33 AM 905 Views
Many? - 27/06/2017 12:30:39 PM 884 Views
Amen. - 27/06/2017 07:21:47 PM 856 Views
Yes, many. My office is full of them. - 27/06/2017 08:59:55 PM 795 Views
So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 829 Views
Re: So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:49:21 PM 823 Views
My father worked two jobs his entire working life. - 27/06/2017 09:56:56 PM 840 Views
We have a 40 hour work week for a reason. - 27/06/2017 10:17:15 PM 890 Views
That's a piss-poor analogy - 27/06/2017 10:23:04 PM 817 Views
How is that really relevant, then? - 27/06/2017 11:03:34 PM 797 Views
I am really enjoying this new-fangled "like" feature we have now. *NM* - 28/06/2017 12:13:42 AM 584 Views
*NM* - 28/06/2017 12:25:45 AM 457 Views
Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:20:47 AM 896 Views
Re: Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:32:31 AM 881 Views
In theory I agree with your ideas about a living wage, however - 28/06/2017 12:16:56 PM 901 Views
Very good questions - 28/06/2017 03:01:02 PM 834 Views
FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE COMMUNISM. - 28/06/2017 07:49:59 PM 971 Views
damn *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 530 Views
Just retire already, you luddite! *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:45:46 PM 527 Views
I wish. - 27/06/2017 09:48:02 PM 870 Views
Bad life decisions lead to bad life consequences - 28/06/2017 05:44:58 PM 819 Views
You also shouldn't respond to it by letting them die. - 28/06/2017 07:53:10 PM 845 Views
But this same arguement can be flipped by.... - 28/06/2017 10:34:25 PM 907 Views
I feel like you're making my arguments for me here. - 28/06/2017 10:51:38 PM 931 Views
an apt comparison - 28/06/2017 11:09:25 PM 798 Views
So everyone who "can't" - 29/06/2017 09:49:41 AM 827 Views
ummm - 29/06/2017 02:06:54 PM 759 Views
I know. And I disagree with you. - 29/06/2017 04:58:45 PM 876 Views
Health care and minimum wage are different discussions - 29/06/2017 05:14:07 PM 872 Views
I think nossy and I are ok with letting lazy people get by... - 29/06/2017 08:11:36 PM 838 Views
Si - 29/06/2017 09:08:03 PM 853 Views
Who said that? - 29/06/2017 09:47:32 PM 905 Views
Who said what? - 29/06/2017 10:32:12 PM 793 Views
There is a huge difference.... - 29/06/2017 05:10:05 PM 854 Views
Why does McDonalds keep coming up in this? - 29/06/2017 06:53:46 AM 983 Views
Nicely said. Or written. *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:30:06 AM 489 Views
All right, so what society without minimum wage do you point to as a model? *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:39:12 AM 518 Views
How about "all the ones we had before the 20th century"? - 29/06/2017 10:47:30 PM 980 Views
The ones where hunger and scarcity were widespread? - 29/06/2017 11:04:02 PM 820 Views
So just to put this out there... - 29/06/2017 11:12:47 PM 818 Views
Re: So just to put this out there... - 30/06/2017 01:34:03 AM 769 Views
Yes, and me being SUCH a fan of urbanization... - 30/06/2017 03:39:51 PM 997 Views
The example for this post was for Seattle, or perhaps King County only. - 29/06/2017 11:49:32 PM 914 Views
I for one am entirely unsuprised. Common sense result. *NM* - 27/06/2017 06:23:01 AM 557 Views
Seems like a methodology to identify struggling operations more than one to evaluate... - 27/06/2017 10:25:30 AM 824 Views
But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 12:47:13 AM 933 Views
You are a Husky? TIL clover is one of the Huskies. - 28/06/2017 02:26:46 AM 757 Views
Re: But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 10:38:54 AM 832 Views
Just to nitpick, Switzerland isn't exactly homogeneous. - 28/06/2017 10:28:01 PM 875 Views

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