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Originally Posted by pan6467
It's just really sad to see the country my grandfather fought for in WW2 and worked to make the best nation ever fall apart because of the greed, prejudice and the hatred for the poor. A poor we ourselves make by paying wages noone can live on.
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As long as CEO's can look to foreign nations for cheaper labor and materials, a minimum wage hike is like bailing water from a boat with a hole in it. As soon as the hourly worker becomes too much of a problem, then their job will be gone.
Social programs are actually hurting, not helping the poverty problem because companies no longer operate in a self contained entity (United States) like your grandfather fought for. Companies didn't have a control valve (foreign goods and workers) back then to control the pressure that unions and legislation for blue collar workers as they do now.
I don't think minimum wage is a valid argument as long as companies have this option available.