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Originally Posted by ratbastid
That bastard. Next thing you know he'll have cleared brush for half of his term...
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I am curious. Do you agree that raising the minimum wage would have a negative impact on employers hiring unskilled workers?
I am not suggesting there are not other factors that can effect employment of unskilled workers, nor am I commenting on "living wages" or other issues related to compensation - but that if you looked at that one issue what is the impact? Raising the minimum wage may very well be worth while for some people, but I wonder if it is possible for liberals to acknowledge that there is another side to the issue and that some people would be negatively impacted.
Then I wonder, if you can acknowledge the "trade-offs", why do you side one way on the issue at the expense of the other side. My view on this issue is to give as many people as possible an opportunity to get their "foot in the door", let them get training, experience and an opportunity to climb up the ladder. I think "livable wages" come from true marketable labor skills, and that is the best way to fight poverty.