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The reality is there has always been poverty and there always will be. the minimum wage will not fix it. moving the minimum wage up from $5.15 to $7.50 won't do a thing to fight poverty. because $15,000 a year is not a "livable wage" If you want to dictate that people get paid a livable wage they need at least ten grand more than that. and closer to $30k+ with a family. so you can have the government dictate what business should pay or you can have the government redistribute wealth to the poor.
There's the mentality that business owners aren't also "just trying to make it" but already have made it. And thats not true. Take restaruant owners. Many mom&pop restaurants are "just trying to make it" the owner of that business isn't some rich meanie with a fat cigar. he's a working stiff. he has a business to run and employees to pay. Where is the extra money going to come from? should he have the same standard of living as the dishwasher in the back? After all, this guy put his sweat and tears into his business to get it going and keep it open. He can get another dishwasher anywhere. If you mandate the minimum wage be some livable wage - where is the money going to come from?
Any business owner knows you get what you pay for and if he's satisfied with what he's got then why should he have to pay more? Its his business. If the low wage employee isn't happy they are more than free to find another job or start a business of their own.
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