> Michael Thompson wrote: > > > > > A "living wage" is a subjective construct that, even if we define it as objectively as we can, has no business being solved at the city contract level. ... > > > ...We already have a minimum wage in this state. A minimum wage amounts to a tax on employers for workers who lack substantive skills that would allow them to get a better paying job. > dw says:
How can the minimum wage be a liveable wage when most of the people who are on it need food stamps and subsidized health care and child care to survive? And if we don't solve it on a city level, then we all just end up paying our taxes to subsidize employers who refuse to provide their employees with enough money to live on. That's ridiculous. Why should we subsidize employers who are probably making a profit or at least having a really good life with mucho cars and houses and flowers in the dining room that cost more than some families' milk budgets? I'm sick of it. Let employers pay a living wage so we can use our taxes to help people who can't find jobs, not those with jobs. diane wiley in tangletown, who thinks people who work should be paid decently REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
