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MachineJaipur 05/12/21 9:20:25 PM #1:	Will things cost more? Yes No Will things cost more? - Results (96 votes) Yes 53.13% (51 votes) 51 No 46.88% (45 votes) 45 https://twitter.com/faartheram/status/1391741728571461632?s=21 Hmmmm <cite>MachineJaipur posted [p:953843601] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote> Will things cost more? Yes No Vote View Results Will things cost more? - Results (96 votes) Yes 53.13% (51 votes) 51 No 46.88% (45 votes) 45 Show Voting Form https://twitter.com/faartheram/status/1391741728571461632?s=21 Hmmmm </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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uwnim 05/12/21 9:21:29 PM #3:	Slightly more, with how everything increases in price anyways, you probably wouldn't really even notice. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:953843639] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Slightly more, with how everything increases in price anyways, you probably wouldn't really even notice. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Slayer_22 05/12/21 9:21:55 PM #4:	The moment they raise minimum wage, video games go up to 80 dollars. --- "And no I'm not signing your twitter after this type of attitude so don't ask..." - IIINCORRUPTIBLE <cite>Slayer_22 posted [p:953843650] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>The moment they raise minimum wage, video games go up to 80 dollars.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SevenTenths 05/12/21 9:24:02 PM #5:	Yes business will raise cost to cover increased expenses. No that isn't the only source of inflation. Yes minimum wage is overdue for an increase. Yes this topic is absurdly dumb. --- If you do things right, people won't be sure that you have done anything at all. I Like Toast Alt - https://mikelikesthis.net/ The Blog Is back <cite>SevenTenths posted [p:953843715] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Yes business will raise cost to cover increased expenses. No that isn't the only source of inflation. Yes minimum wage is overdue for an increase. Yes this topic is absurdly dumb. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DDirtyDastard 05/12/21 9:27:06 PM #6:	Things will cost more because the cost of operating the business needs to be made up somewhere. Especially now with the inflation (printing trillions out of thin air) and rise in fuel prices due to pipeline shutdowns and disruption. <cite>DDirtyDastard posted [p:953843814] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Things will cost more because the cost of operating the business needs to be made up somewhere. Especially now with the inflation (printing trillions out of thin air) and rise in fuel prices due to pipeline shutdowns and disruption. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lightwarrior78 05/12/21 9:29:20 PM #7:	Have other costs not been going up over the last decade? It's like saying that if the roof's already leaking let's punch a hole in it like it won't make it worse. --- I'm not saying that less toxic gaming journalists would lead to less toxic gamers. I'm just saying there's no proof to the contrary. <cite>lightwarrior78 posted [p:953843888] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Have other costs not been going up over the last decade? It's like saying that if the roof's already leaking let's punch a hole in it like it won't make it worse. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Robot2600 05/12/21 9:29:37 PM #8:	Things would not cost more it's just a myth. Billionaires have less money is all that happens. And you guys believe it. --- Marvel presents Marvel Marvel's The Marvels <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:953843903] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Things would not cost more it's just a myth. Billionaires have less money is all that happens. And you guys believe it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShyOx 05/12/21 9:30:42 PM #9:	Its already costing more --- http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6938/vyqp.jpg DIPLOMACY <cite>ShyOx posted [p:953843938] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Its already costing more </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VTBM 05/12/21 9:30:47 PM #10:	Robot2600 posted... Things would not cost more it's just a myth. Billionaires have less money is all that happens. And you guys believe it. You assume every business is owned by a billionaire. --- https://imgur.com/e7sCCSb <cite>VTBM posted [p:953843939] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Robot2600 posted... </cite> <quote>Things would not cost more it's just a myth. Billionaires have less money is all that happens. And you guys believe it.</quote> You assume every business is owned by a billionaire. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 9:57:20 PM #11:	MachineJaipur posted... https://twitter.com/faartheram/status/1391741728571461632?s=21 Like most things that get tons of likes on twitter, this is really stupid. Just because the federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr does not mean that's what people are actually making. We don't live in some communist shithole like Cuba where you're forced to take a government-mandated wage. Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been. Second it's really stupid to bring up housing cost to try and make wages appear stagnant. If you showed up to a gas station tomorrow and gas was $10 a gallon your first thought wouldn't be "I don't make enough money", it would be "why are gas prices so high?". Wage growth isn't the issue (the 2010s saw the largest gains in income in modern history), there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built. <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953844788] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>MachineJaipur posted... </cite> <quote> https://twitter.com/faartheram/status/1391741728571461632?s=21 </quote> Like most things that get tons of likes on twitter, this is really stupid. Just because the federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr does not mean that's what people are actually making. We don't live in some communist shithole like Cuba where you're forced to take a government-mandated wage. Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been. Second it's really stupid to bring up housing cost to try and make wages appear stagnant. If you showed up to a gas station tomorrow and gas was $10 a gallon your first thought wouldn't be "I don't make enough money", it would be "why are gas prices so high?". Wage growth isn't the issue (the 2010s saw the largest gains in income in modern history), there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KStateKing17 05/12/21 10:00:37 PM #12:	There's a housing shortage? Where are the hot spots? --- The 17th King of the State of K <cite>KStateKing17 posted [p:953844883] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>There's a housing shortage? Where are the hot spots? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 10:05:01 PM #13:	KStateKing17 posted... There's a housing shortage? There's a massive housing shortage. KStateKing17 posted... Where are the hot spots? The places with the most demand for housing, unfortunately. <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953845055] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>KStateKing17 posted... </cite> <quote>There's a housing shortage?</quote> There's a massive housing shortage. KStateKing17 posted... </cite> <quote>Where are the hot spots?</quote> The places with the most demand for housing, unfortunately. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MachineJaipur 05/12/21 10:05:38 PM #14:	Broseph_Stalin posted... there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built. I've seen, multiple times, on CE that there's actually a lot of empty housing in America but no buyers so <cite>MachineJaipur posted [p:953845074] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built.</quote>I've seen, multiple times, on CE that there's actually a lot of empty housing in America but no buyers so </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 05/12/21 10:09:00 PM #15:	does the picture provided do anything to disprove the statement provided in the topic title? <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:953845164] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>does the picture provided do anything to disprove the statement provided in the topic title? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 10:09:30 PM #16:	MachineJaipur posted... I've seen, multiple times, on CE that there's actually a lot of empty housing in America but no buyers so CE is not really any better than twitter lol https://www.businessinsider.com/us-housing-shortage-nearly-4-million-homes-fannie-mac-data-2021-4 <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953845177] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>MachineJaipur posted... </cite> <quote>I've seen, multiple times, on CE that there's actually a lot of empty housing in America but no buyers so</quote> CE is not really any better than twitter lol https://www.businessinsider.com/us-housing-shortage-nearly-4-million-homes-fannie-mac-data-2021-4 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
3PiesAndAFork 05/12/21 10:12:46 PM #17:	The price of a big mac will go up 5 cents to cover the increased wages. Most things that cost a little bit per unit make money from volume, and those things that don't sell a large amount have high prices anyways so a small increase won't be noticeable (like a $10 increase on a $500 item). The republicans have you by the balls, and the only way out is education. --- @('_')@ <cite>3PiesAndAFork posted [p:953845260] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>The price of a big mac will go up 5 cents to cover the increased wages. Most things that cost a little bit per unit make money from volume, and those things that don't sell a large amount have high prices anyways so a small increase won't be noticeable (like a $10 increase on a $500 item). The republicans have you by the balls, and the only way out is education. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 05/12/21 10:13:28 PM #18:	If the effective min wage is higher than the official mon wage, raising it has no consequence. gg wp, Broseph btfo'd --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:953845277] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>If the effective min wage is higher than the official mon wage, raising it has no consequence. gg wp, Broseph btfo'd </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 05/12/21 10:14:14 PM #19:	Just because other things make it cost more, doesn't mean it can't make stuff cost more either. --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:953845312] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Just because other things make it cost more, doesn't mean it can't make stuff cost more either. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kingbuffet 05/12/21 10:16:49 PM #20:	That's why Conservatives can't think logically, they hate welfare but the corporations they defend end up being the biggest welfare beneficiary. Why? All of their workers are so underpaid they rely on government aid. <cite>Kingbuffet posted [p:953845395] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>That's why Conservatives can't think logically, they hate welfare but the corporations they defend end up being the biggest welfare beneficiary. Why? All of their workers are so underpaid they rely on government aid. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 10:26:02 PM #21:	MutantJohn posted... If the effective min wage is higher than the official mon wage, raising it has no consequence. gg wp, Broseph btfo'd The effective min wage is higher because certain areas in the country can offer higher wages. "San Francisco and Arkansas should have the same minimum wage" is a bad take for obvious reasons. Kingbuffet posted... Why? All of their workers are so underpaid they rely on government aid. Social safety nets aren't corporate subsidies lol <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953845664] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>MutantJohn posted... </cite> <quote>If the effective min wage is higher than the official mon wage, raising it has no consequence. gg wp, Broseph btfo'd</quote> The effective min wage is higher because certain areas in the country can offer higher wages. "San Francisco and Arkansas should have the same minimum wage" is a bad take for obvious reasons. Kingbuffet posted... </cite> <quote>Why? All of their workers are so underpaid they rely on government aid.</quote> Social safety nets aren't corporate subsidies lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 05/12/21 10:47:53 PM #22:	According to Broseph, workers should rejoice at the prospect of making 7.85 rather than 7.25 because that's technically higher than the minimum wage. That's what I was paid when I worked at Wal-Mart. I've also been paid 11, 12, and 15 an hour in the not too distant past with no regard for whether I could actually live on that. --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:953846332] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>According to Broseph, workers should rejoice at the prospect of making 7.85 rather than 7.25 because that's technically higher than the minimum wage. That's what I was paid when I worked at Wal-Mart. I've also been paid 11, 12, and 15 an hour in the not too distant past with no regard for whether I could actually live on that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 10:50:43 PM #24:	legendary_zell posted... According to Broseph, workers should rejoice at the prospect of making 7.85 rather than 7.25 because that's technically higher than the minimum wage. The effective minimum wage in the US is around $12. Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world and had historic gains in the last decade. <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953846418] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>legendary_zell posted... </cite> <quote>According to Broseph, workers should rejoice at the prospect of making 7.85 rather than 7.25 because that's technically higher than the minimum wage.</quote> The effective minimum wage in the US is around $12. Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world and had historic gains in the last decade. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
legendary_zell 05/12/21 10:55:09 PM #25:	Broseph_Stalin posted... The effective minimum wage in the US is around $12. Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world and had historic gains in the last decade. Could you live on that? Should people who work 40 hours a week receive a living wage? --- I gotta be righteous, I gotta be me, I gotta be conscious, I gotta be free, I gotta be able, I gotta attack, I gotta be stable, I gotta be black. <cite>legendary_zell posted [p:953846546] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>The effective minimum wage in the US is around $12. Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world and had historic gains in the last decade.</quote> Could you live on that? Should people who work 40 hours a week receive a living wage? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/12/21 11:02:03 PM #26:	legendary_zell posted... Could you live on that? Yes? <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953846774] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>legendary_zell posted... </cite> <quote>Could you live on that?</quote> Yes? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ElatedVenusaur 05/12/21 11:05:54 PM #27:	Things will cost more because inflation is a natural consequence of a growing economy. People should be able to live on the minimum wage. <cite>ElatedVenusaur posted [p:953846858] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Things will cost more because inflation is a natural consequence of a growing economy. People should be able to live on the minimum wage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ryudo500 05/12/21 11:07:21 PM #28:	Slayer_22 posted... The moment they raise minimum wage, video games go up to 80 dollars. sadly I dont doubt this at all withn 12 months --- squaresoft NEVER FORGET LAKERS & SPURS <cite>ryudo500 posted [p:953846900] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Slayer_22 posted... </cite> <quote>The moment they raise minimum wage, video games go up to 80 dollars.</quote> sadly I dont doubt this at all withn 12 months </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NoxObscuras 05/12/21 11:31:29 PM #29:	The initial argument aside, that Twitter post still highlights a very real problem. The minimum wage has not kept up with the inflated cost of living in the last few decades. Broseph_Stalin posted... Like most things that get tons of likes on twitter, this is really stupid. Just because the federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr does not mean that's what people are actually making. We don't live in some communist shithole like Cuba where you're forced to take a government-mandated wage. Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been. This only applies if you're looking at mid level jobs. Many entry level jobs, especially in retail, will pay workers the absolute lowest they can get away with. I live in California and places like Mcdonalds have paid their employees minimum wage only. "The Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world" Medians can be skewed by high numbers. --- PSN - NoxObscuras Z490 \| i9-10900K \| EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra \| 32GB DDR4 3600 \| 4TB SSD <cite>NoxObscuras posted [p:953847526] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>The initial argument aside, that Twitter post still highlights a very real problem. The minimum wage has not kept up with the inflated cost of living in the last few decades. Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>Like most things that get tons of likes on twitter, this is really stupid. Just because the federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr does not mean that's what people are actually making. We don't live in some communist shithole like Cuba where you're forced to take a government-mandated wage. Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been.</quote>This only applies if you're looking at mid level jobs. Many entry level jobs, especially in retail, will pay workers the absolute lowest they can get away with. I live in California and places like Mcdonalds have paid their employees minimum wage only. "The Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world" Medians can be skewed by high numbers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Broseph_Stalin 05/13/21 4:35:42 PM #30:	NoxObscuras posted... The minimum wage has not kept up with the inflated cost of living in the last few decades. See: Broseph_Stalin posted... Second it's really stupid to bring up housing cost to try and make wages appear stagnant. If you showed up to a gas station tomorrow and gas was $10 a gallon your first thought wouldn't be "I don't make enough money", it would be "why are gas prices so high?". Wage growth isn't the issue (the 2010s saw the largest gains in income in modern history), there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built. Wages aren't to blame for US zoning policy. NoxObscuras posted... This only applies if you're looking at mid level jobs. Many entry level jobs, especially in retail, will pay workers the absolute lowest they can get away with. Again if this were true you'd see a lot more people actually making the minimum wage. In reality even entry level service jobs are raising pay well beyond that to attract workers. Also worth noting that the minimum wage in CA is almost double the federal minimum btw. NoxObscuras posted... "The Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world" Medians can be skewed by high numbers. That's not how median works, you're thinking of averages. <cite>Broseph_Stalin posted [p:953871129] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>NoxObscuras posted... </cite> <quote>The minimum wage has not kept up with the inflated cost of living in the last few decades.</quote> See: Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>Second it's really stupid to bring up housing cost to try and make wages appear stagnant. If you showed up to a gas station tomorrow and gas was $10 a gallon your first thought wouldn't be "I don't make enough money", it would be "why are gas prices so high?". Wage growth isn't the issue (the 2010s saw the largest gains in income in modern history), there's just a massive housing shortage in the US brought on by local governments preventing new housing from being built.</quote> Wages aren't to blame for US zoning policy. NoxObscuras posted... </cite> <quote>This only applies if you're looking at mid level jobs. Many entry level jobs, especially in retail, will pay workers the absolute lowest they can get away with.</quote> Again if this were true you'd see a lot more people actually making the minimum wage. In reality even entry level service jobs are raising pay well beyond that to attract workers. Also worth noting that the minimum wage in CA is almost double the federal minimum btw. NoxObscuras posted... </cite> <quote>"The Median incomes in the US are among the highest in the world" Medians can be skewed by high numbers.</quote> That's not how median works, you're thinking of averages. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 05/13/21 4:52:26 PM #31:	telling you tie min wage to inflation and we never have inflation again bunch of scum fuck gov tbh <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:953871719] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>telling you tie min wage to inflation and we never have inflation again bunch of scum fuck gov tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MachineJaipur 05/13/21 5:12:16 PM #32:	CADE FOSTER posted... telling you tie min wage to inflation and we never have inflation again bunch of scum fuck gov tbh That might be crazy enough to just work <cite>MachineJaipur posted [p:953872409] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>CADE FOSTER posted... </cite> <quote>telling you tie min wage to inflation and we never have inflation again bunch of scum fuck gov tbh</quote>That might be crazy enough to just work </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Naysaspace 05/13/21 5:16:10 PM #33:	yes but the reason is the private industry passing the cost onto the customer instead of absorbing the expense, like minimum wage raises are intended to do. --- Mark This Post For Moderation. <cite>Naysaspace posted [p:953872553] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>yes but the reason is the private industry passing the cost onto the customer instead of absorbing the expense, like minimum wage raises are intended to do. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
loafy013 05/14/21 6:37:00 AM #34:	Broseph_Stalin posted... Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been. Bargaining power so great that republican governors are stepping in to hurt unemployment so businesses don't have to pay more than the minimum. --- The ball is round, the game lasts 90 minutes. That's fact. Everything else, is theory. <cite>loafy013 posted [p:953890585] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>Workers in free market systems have bargaining power which means no employer can get away with only offering the federal minimum. The effective minimum wage is higher than it's ever been.</quote>Bargaining power so great that republican governors are stepping in to hurt unemployment so businesses don't have to pay more than the minimum. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shablagoo 05/14/21 8:08:24 AM #35:	Broseph_Stalin posted... CE is not really any better than twitter lol https://www.businessinsider.com/us-housing-shortage-nearly-4-million-homes-fannie-mac-data-2021-4 There is a lot of empty housing in America. That there are not as many new houses being built as in the past does not change that fact. What a silly post. --- "If you wanna grow your business you need to exploit more." ~Austin_Era_II "Out of those two? Racist for me... easily." ~Vicious_Dios <cite>Shablagoo posted [p:953891871] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Broseph_Stalin posted... </cite> <quote>CE is not really any better than twitter lol https://www.businessinsider.com/us-housing-shortage-nearly-4-million-homes-fannie-mac-data-2021-4 </quote> There is a lot of empty housing in America. That there are not as many new houses being built as in the past does not change that fact. What a silly post. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WrkHrdPlayHrdr 05/14/21 8:59:53 AM #36:	Well let's look at countries, or even US states that have a higher minimum wage and see what it does to prices. Answer: It's like a dime on a Big Mac. We will be okay. --- "No. I'm a man so theyll get me a full size McDouble." - DuncanWii https://imgur.com/cSxy3Od <cite>WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted [p:953892912] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Well let's look at countries, or even US states that have a higher minimum wage and see what it does to prices. Answer: It's like a dime on a Big Mac. We will be okay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 05/14/21 11:19:45 AM #37:	You know what's weird though, this Brosphe_Stalin guy makes sure he posts the same thing in every topic and in every topic it always gets destroyed too. --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:953896662] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>You know what's weird though, this Brosphe_Stalin guy makes sure he posts the same thing in every topic and in every topic it always gets destroyed too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Will_VIIII 05/14/21 11:23:15 AM #38:	They don't need to, but companies will use it as an excuse. Couple examples, though they're a few years old. Papa John's raised the price on a lot of items by $2 or so and said that Obamacare was the reason why. If they were to raise the prices to offset healthcare requirements, they would have only needed to do so by about 15 cents. 17% of what McDonald's takes in goes towards employee wages. They continued simply raise each item by 17 cents to maintain their profit margin and double the wages of employees. I wouldn't notice a 60-80 cent increase in a fast food meal. --- https://imgur.com/ZWNgMXL Banned from the safe space/cancel culture board "Life as a Gamer" (aka MAGA 2.0 board) <cite>Will_VIIII posted [p:953896766] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>They don't need to, but companies will use it as an excuse. Couple examples, though they're a few years old. Papa John's raised the price on a lot of items by $2 or so and said that Obamacare was the reason why. If they were to raise the prices to offset healthcare requirements, they would have only needed to do so by about 15 cents. 17% of what McDonald's takes in goes towards employee wages. They continued simply raise each item by 17 cents to maintain their profit margin and double the wages of employees. I wouldn't notice a 60-80 cent increase in a fast food meal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 05/14/21 11:23:59 AM #39:	uwnim posted... Slightly more, with how everything increases in price anyways, you probably wouldn't really even notice. --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! https://imgur.com/yPw05Ob <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:953896790] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>uwnim posted... </cite> <quote>Slightly more, with how everything increases in price anyways, you probably wouldn't really even notice.</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 05/14/21 11:39:19 AM #40:	Imagine corporations telling you they'd have to significantly raise prices to pay their workers a livable wage....and actually believing it lmao --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:953897267] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>Imagine corporations telling you they'd have to significantly raise prices to pay their workers a livable wage....and actually believing it lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
opopopza 05/14/21 11:39:38 AM #41:	VTBM posted... You assume every business is owned by a billionaire. This is the real truth. A lot of people misunderstand the issue of raising the minimum wage and think it's just a conspiracy by Republicans that hate poor people. A company like McDonald's or Amazon can absolutely cover an increase in wages. A small local business may not as lucky. Minimum wage also affects businesses that rely on unskilled labor to a much higher degree. Restaurants will feel the impact, an accounting firm or software company won't even notice the increase. The conversation should be around if local companies deserve to be in business if they can't support higher living wages. But we also don't want to live in a world where your choices are chain restaurants or high end dining. Like everything in life, there are tradeoffs And we need to weigh them and decided if minimum wage increases will provide the most benefit. I would argue universal free health care would do a much greater good for the poor and working class people than an increase in minimum wage. Not to say we couldn't do both, but it just bothers me when people act like this isn't a difficult problem. --- Can you say David Hasselhoff? <cite>opopopza posted [p:953897275] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>VTBM posted... </cite> <quote>You assume every business is owned by a billionaire.</quote>This is the real truth. A lot of people misunderstand the issue of raising the minimum wage and think it's just a conspiracy by Republicans that hate poor people. A company like McDonald's or Amazon can absolutely cover an increase in wages. A small local business may not as lucky. Minimum wage also affects businesses that rely on unskilled labor to a much higher degree. Restaurants will feel the impact, an accounting firm or software company won't even notice the increase. The conversation should be around if local companies deserve to be in business if they can't support higher living wages. But we also don't want to live in a world where your choices are chain restaurants or high end dining. Like everything in life, there are tradeoffs And we need to weigh them and decided if minimum wage increases will provide the most benefit. I would argue universal free health care would do a much greater good for the poor and working class people than an increase in minimum wage. Not to say we couldn't do both, but it just bothers me when people act like this isn't a difficult problem. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RchHomieQuanChi 05/14/21 11:40:24 AM #42:	opopopza posted... Minimum wage also affects businesses that rely on unskilled labor to a much higher degree. What you mean to say is they rely on borderline slave wages. --- I have nothing else to say <cite>RchHomieQuanChi posted [p:953897305] in "If t... [t:79456103]...</cite> <quote>opopopza posted... </cite> <quote>Minimum wage also affects businesses that rely on unskilled labor to a much higher degree.</quote> What you mean to say is they rely on borderline slave wages. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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