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Originally Posted by stevo
So the government should dictate the maximum amount people can be paid in this country or should we just tax everyone and pass out checks so we all make the same?
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You know, that's borderline trolling. You (and others) twist what is said to an extreme. Saying people on the bottom deserve better living conditions in NO WAY AT ALL means that we are saying all the money goes in a pot and gets distributed evenly but it seems like it's the only response we get from those who don't support minimum wage or public assistance in general.
Be realistic about things:
1. There are not enough high paying jobs for everyone to live comfortably and there never will be. For this reason, it doesn't matter if a lot of people go to college or not.
2. Yes, some people find ways to rise above poverty and become sucessfull (even if sucessfull is just being able to have a house of your own and pay bills on time) but that low paying job is always there, so nothing changes for society as a whole.
3. Although people may be poor, they still need to have the ability to have a family. Otherwise our population shrinks and we either have to outsource everything we can and we still can't find people to serve us dinner, turn on the gas pump, ring up our groceries, etc.
4. If you pay people less than what is needed to get by they WILL end up being a drain on resources. They need money to eat, go to the doctor, to put a roof over their heads, get to work, etc.
It's hypocritical to complain about all the money that goes to aid the poor and then also complain that we pay too much for remedial services.
I see two solutions to the problem, pay the people at the bottom more or tax the people who refuse to give them enough to live on more. If you have a magical solution that incorporates reality into it, I'd love to see it.