Political or Politically Incorrect Meme Thread

[LennyR]

Fail to understand how raising minimum wage is a bad thing

As long as you’re comfortable with the cost to consumer going up to compensate , then it’s not. And I can’t imagine a worse time to be considering it, majority of businesses other than huge corporations are just barely hanging on the last year or two, this would be the final nail in the coffin. The job market in each sector and each locale should be the driver for the most part I believe, hell of a lot different 200 miles from Phoenix than in it. The store in Lumby gonna have a tough time paying same wages as Kelowna. This ideology is essentially the first step towards the “everyone deserves a minimum income” crap that’s being floated, and it’s BS.

 

[Pedaling pete]

https://youtu.be/S6LtyFTEdis

Minimum wage eliminates entry level jobs.

 

[LennyR]

Fail to understand how raising minimum wage is a bad thing

The first problem !

 

[RXN]

Minimum wage is and should be entry level wage.
What the high school kids make.
From there people need to grow. Find better paying jobs. Increase your skill levels

30 and 40 year olds making minimum wage really need to evaluate their life decisions.

I understand some are handicap and there isnt much else out there. But most just don't apply themselves.

My wife is one. Bitc#es she cant make much when she works. But refuses to try anything that may be too hard. So by default she'll never leave that wage bracket. And it pi$$es me off. Apply your self. Take that risk. Fail and become better,

Or stay lazy. Take the 8 bucks and hour and shut up.

 

[X-it]

A socialist will never understand. Even when "every" socialist country in the world fails over and over again they still can't understand why getting something for nothing never works out. The only place it kind of works is canada and usa, and that's because when their voted out the other party has to try and payback their massive debt they racked up. Giving the elusion that socialism works.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

As long as you’re comfortable with the cost to consumer going up to compensate , then it’s not. And I can’t imagine a worse time to be considering it, majority of businesses other than huge corporations are just barely hanging on the last year or two, this would be the final nail in the coffin. The job market in each sector and each locale should be the driver for the most part I believe, hell of a lot different 200 miles from Phoenix than in it. The store in Lumby gonna have a tough time paying same wages as Kelowna. This ideology is essentially the first step towards the “everyone deserves a minimum income” crap that’s being floated, and it’s BS.

When no one wants to work for minimum wage these companies modernize and eliminate the position all together.

 

[snopro]

I can see it almost for that person that has a family and bills to pay but an entry level high school kid? No way jose.

 

[S.W.A.T.]

I can see it almost for that person that has a family and bills to pay but an entry level high school kid? No way jose.

Why not, prices on everything go up why shouldn't wages? Was just talking about this the other day. Entry level at the mill use to be $22/hrs, 20 years later its $28, meanwhile housing has doubled, hydro has doubled, gas has doubled vehicles, groceries, you name it. Everything else goes up, why shouldn't wages, minimum or not. Even in high-school $5/hr doesn't help chit

 

[snopro]

Why not, prices on everything go up why shouldn't wages? Was just talking about this the other day. Entry level at the mill use to be $22/hrs, 20 years later its $28, meanwhile housing has doubled, hydro has doubled, gas has doubled vehicles, groceries, you name it. Everything else goes up, why shouldn't wages, minimum or not. Even in high-school $5/hr doesn't help chit

So some 15 yr old pimple nosed jockey that can't figure out how to put a pickle on a hamburger gets the same as someone thats actually got a real job? Uh huh...

 

[S.W.A.T.]

So some 15 yr old pimple nosed jockey that can't figure out how to put a pickle on a hamburger gets the same as someone thats actually got a real job? Uh huh...

Are you willing to put that pickle on the burger for the lowest pay available?

 

[snopro]

I asked the same question and had a friend explain it to me like this...

You have 3 employees 1 at 12/hr, 1 at 16/hr and 1 at 18/hr

Min wage get's bumped up to 15/hr
Employee 1 goes woo hooo!!! I just got a 3 dollar raise for doing nothing
Employee 2 is pissed, because now #1 is making almost the same after only 6 months. So employee 2 gets moved up to 18/hr
Employee 3 has the same complaints as #2, so is bumped up to 20/hr
And now everyone is happy, including you....... until you realize that your profit margin just got tanked, because of the amount of wages you now have to put out!!
Or you just give 2&3 a little raise, they get pissed off and quit. And close to doors because you can't afford to hire anyone
Can you raise your prices to offset your wages, without losing customers???

A LOT of Mom and Pop company's in Alberta had to fold, because of what the NDP did here.
Less is more....

Rep sent

 

[LennyR]

Are you willing to put that pickle on the burger for the lowest pay available?

Pretty obvious you don’t sell burgers for a living. Talks sure cheap when you don’t have skin in the game .

 

[Cyle]

The $15 minimum wage here was too much too fast, but minimum wage should be raised to match inflation give or take. But I have to admit, I didn't see nearly as much harm caused by it as many people were expecting. Considering the costs of everything, I don't see why the minimum wage anywhere in the USA should be $5, that's way too low, but $15 is too high, and way too fast. $15 an hour is really nothing, I can't imagine working for that, hell I wouldn't get out of bed for $40 an hour. It's not to live on but the reality is many do, or try to. As much as i'm for capitalism, the minimum wage is there to help people who otherwise could be taken advantage of and paid virtually nothing, and they are the one's most likely to be taken advantage of because they likely have no idea what they should be getting paid. It's a balancing act, keep them paid fairly, but not too high so business owners can't make a go of it. Part of the problem is how lazy so many people are, if they worked harder the business could afford to pay them more.

 

[Cyle]

Minimum wage is and should be entry level wage.
What the high school kids make.
From there people need to grow. Find better paying jobs. Increase your skill levels

30 and 40 year olds making minimum wage really need to evaluate their life decisions.

I understand some are handicap and there isnt much else out there. But most just don't apply themselves.

My wife is one. Bitc#es she cant make much when she works. But refuses to try anything that may be too hard. So by default she'll never leave that wage bracket. And it pi$$es me off. Apply your self. Take that risk. Fail and become better,

Or stay lazy. Take the 8 bucks and hour and shut up.

I just don't understand that mentality. If you can double what you make, you could work half as much if you really wanted to. Take time off, travel, retire early a million things if you hustle and get a better job. To buy anything making $15/hr would take forever. I can't imagine working 8 hours and going out for a nice meal and spending more then I made that day. I don't see how the thought of working until you're 65, hell maybe even 75 paycheck to paycheck never having anything or doing anything doesn't scare the living hell out of people. Oh well. The way I see it, the more lazy people there are the easier it makes it for the rest of us who hustle.

 

[snopro]

The $15 minimum wage here was too much too fast, but minimum wage should be raised to match inflation give or take. But I have to admit, I didn't see nearly as much harm caused by it as many people were expecting. Considering the costs of everything, I don't see why the minimum wage anywhere in the USA should be $5, that's way too low, but $15 is too high, and way too fast. $15 an hour is really nothing, I can't imagine working for that, hell I wouldn't get out of bed for $40 an hour. It's not to live on but the reality is many do, or try to. As much as i'm for capitalism, the minimum wage is there to help people who otherwise could be taken advantage of and paid virtually nothing, and they are the one's most likely to be taken advantage of because they likely have no idea what they should be getting paid. It's a balancing act, keep them paid fairly, but not too high so business owners can't make a go of it. Part of the problem is how lazy so many people are, if they worked harder the business could afford to pay them more.

You wouldn't get out of bed for $40/hr? Wow who are you Warren Buffit?

 

[X-it]

Any time the government gets involved in anything including setting wages for businesses it always ends up turning to sh!t. Socialism sounds like a great savior but it never is. Better to have that business that exploits workers go down in flames through word of mouth, than be protected and bailout by a sweetheart deals from the government because those pricks know how to butter their bread so to speak.

 

[Lunch_Box]

You wouldn't get out of bed for $40/hr? Wow who are you Warren Buffit?

Well anyone can spout that if they have a job currently paying above that amount. Hell I could say I wouldn't get out of bed for less than 200k a year and only want to work 6 months. But I can tell you now if Im unemployed and bills are racking up the amount you will get out of bed for will drop with each passing day.

 

[Pedaling pete]

Are you willing to put that pickle on the burger for the lowest pay available?

Are you willing to pay 25$ for a burger at the drive through ?

 

[Cyle]

You wouldn't get out of bed for $40/hr? Wow who are you Warren Buffit?

Nope just a business owner with overhead, and $40/hr won't pay for anything, and frankly my time is much too valuable to work for that rate, my minimum charge is $500 or $100/hr, anything less then that? Nope not happening. For a regular employee with no expenses etc it's pretty good money though.

Well anyone can spout that if they have a job currently paying above that amount. Hell I could say I wouldn't get out of bed for less than 200k a year and only want to work 6 months. But I can tell you now if Im unemployed and bills are racking up the amount you will get out of bed for will drop with each passing day.

It wouldn't matter how slow I was or how badly I needed the money. I would never do a job for $40/hr. I turn down any job where I don't make good money. I'd rather sit at home and making nothing, then work my a$$ off and still make nothing. Blow a hose anything, can be $500+ bill instantly and you're loosing money. Not worth it. All my equipment is paid for so I can afford to let it sit, i'm not a sucker with $10k a month payments who has to work for whatever scrapes they are given. It is however a totally different situation for an hourly employee.

 

[acesup800]

Nope just a business owner with overhead, and $40/hr won't pay for anything, and frankly my time is much too valuable to work for that rate, my minimum charge is $500 or $100/hr, anything less then that? Nope not happening. For a regular employee with no expenses etc it's pretty good money though.




It wouldn't matter how slow I was or how badly I needed the money. I would never do a job for $40/hr. I turn down any job where I don't make good money. I'd rather sit at home and making nothing, then work my a$$ off and still make nothing. Blow a hose anything, can be $500+ bill instantly and you're loosing money. Not worth it. All my equipment is paid for so I can afford to let it sit, i'm not a sucker with $10k a month payments who has to work for whatever scrapes they are given. It is however a totally different situation for an hourly employee.

I think you entirely missed the point on the $40/hr....