> Wayne wrote: > In the UK, the minimum wage is just that - the minimum rate you can > pay anyone for any job. There is no time limit. >
That's the same in the US. Excluding MW earners from taxes makes sense if you view minimum wage as a Welfare-type program. That is, the receivers need help to get job skills and get on/back on their feet. Once that's done, they can move into higher paying market wages. Once they're on the higher paying wages, they share in the payment of services with the rest of tax payers. However, if a MW earner has no intention of moving beyond minimum wage, then they should have to pay for the services like anyone else. In this case minimum wage is viewed as a business tax that may or may not help keep entitlement costs down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197045 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
