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Originally Posted by guy44
There AREN'T enough jobs, and certainly not enough jobs providing living wages, for everyone. Trust me: pretty much everyone wants to work and be paid enough so that they need no welfare. Things just don't work out that way in the U.S.
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There is irony in liberal thinking on this issue. I own a business, I would be willing to hire people with no experience, or students during the summer, but not at the minimum wage in California plus all the other costs. People with no experience/knowledge add no value to my business. If the minimum wage and other costs were lower, it would open the door for millions of inexperienced/unskilled people. As skills improve and they begin to add value pay will go up to market value.
As a business owner, I get paid on the basis of how much value I add for my customers. Employees have to look at it the same way. If I want more I have to do more or do it better. Same for employees. If people want "living wages" they need to continually improve and focus on adding value for their employers, if they do that they can command higher wages. There is no magic, it is not complicated, business people are not evil, they don't want to exploit people, they just want their businesses to do well.