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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 1641 Views
Seattle is a poor choice for a case study - 27/06/2017 05:31:18 AM 1024 Views
Well, sure, but many of those non-entry level jobs are being held by baby boomers. - 27/06/2017 06:09:40 AM 1015 Views
That's at least in part because the minimum wage makes automation more cost-effective - 27/06/2017 11:04:28 AM 902 Views
That is an incredibly silly argument. - 27/06/2017 08:56:09 PM 968 Views
If you assume wages can't go lower... - 29/06/2017 04:52:33 AM 999 Views
Many? - 27/06/2017 12:30:39 PM 984 Views
Amen. - 27/06/2017 07:21:47 PM 971 Views
Yes, many. My office is full of them. - 27/06/2017 08:59:55 PM 906 Views
So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 928 Views
Re: So is life. - 27/06/2017 09:49:21 PM 930 Views
My father worked two jobs his entire working life. - 27/06/2017 09:56:56 PM 951 Views
We have a 40 hour work week for a reason. - 27/06/2017 10:17:15 PM 990 Views
That's a piss-poor analogy - 27/06/2017 10:23:04 PM 922 Views
How is that really relevant, then? - 27/06/2017 11:03:34 PM 892 Views
I am really enjoying this new-fangled "like" feature we have now. *NM* - 28/06/2017 12:13:42 AM 649 Views
*NM* - 28/06/2017 12:25:45 AM 512 Views
Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:20:47 AM 1014 Views
Re: Personal choice - 28/06/2017 12:32:31 AM 982 Views
In theory I agree with your ideas about a living wage, however - 28/06/2017 12:16:56 PM 990 Views
Very good questions - 28/06/2017 03:01:02 PM 936 Views
FULLY AUTOMATED LUXURY SPACE COMMUNISM. - 28/06/2017 07:49:59 PM 1082 Views
damn *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:29:01 PM 592 Views
Just retire already, you luddite! *NM* - 27/06/2017 09:45:46 PM 570 Views
I wish. - 27/06/2017 09:48:02 PM 966 Views
Bad life decisions lead to bad life consequences - 28/06/2017 05:44:58 PM 932 Views
You also shouldn't respond to it by letting them die. - 28/06/2017 07:53:10 PM 946 Views
But this same arguement can be flipped by.... - 28/06/2017 10:34:25 PM 1016 Views
I feel like you're making my arguments for me here. - 28/06/2017 10:51:38 PM 1039 Views
an apt comparison - 28/06/2017 11:09:25 PM 904 Views
So everyone who "can't" - 29/06/2017 09:49:41 AM 943 Views
ummm - 29/06/2017 02:06:54 PM 864 Views
I know. And I disagree with you. - 29/06/2017 04:58:45 PM 984 Views
Health care and minimum wage are different discussions - 29/06/2017 05:14:07 PM 994 Views
I think nossy and I are ok with letting lazy people get by... - 29/06/2017 08:11:36 PM 936 Views
Si - 29/06/2017 09:08:03 PM 967 Views
Who said that? - 29/06/2017 09:47:32 PM 1006 Views
Who said what? - 29/06/2017 10:32:12 PM 898 Views
There is a huge difference.... - 29/06/2017 05:10:05 PM 960 Views
Why does McDonalds keep coming up in this? - 29/06/2017 06:53:46 AM 1111 Views
Nicely said. Or written. *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:30:06 AM 547 Views
All right, so what society without minimum wage do you point to as a model? *NM* - 29/06/2017 09:39:12 AM 578 Views
How about "all the ones we had before the 20th century"? - 29/06/2017 10:47:30 PM 1070 Views
The ones where hunger and scarcity were widespread? - 29/06/2017 11:04:02 PM 923 Views
So just to put this out there... - 29/06/2017 11:12:47 PM 904 Views
Re: So just to put this out there... - 30/06/2017 01:34:03 AM 856 Views
Yes, and me being SUCH a fan of urbanization... - 30/06/2017 03:39:51 PM 1108 Views
The example for this post was for Seattle, or perhaps King County only. - 29/06/2017 11:49:32 PM 1017 Views
I for one am entirely unsuprised. Common sense result. *NM* - 27/06/2017 06:23:01 AM 600 Views
Seems like a methodology to identify struggling operations more than one to evaluate... - 27/06/2017 10:25:30 AM 941 Views
But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 12:47:13 AM 1053 Views
You are a Husky? TIL clover is one of the Huskies. - 28/06/2017 02:26:46 AM 871 Views
Re: But the traffic is the WORST. - 28/06/2017 10:38:54 AM 938 Views
Just to nitpick, Switzerland isn't exactly homogeneous. - 28/06/2017 10:28:01 PM 972 Views

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