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Originally Posted by wdfifteen View Post
Wages don't make the worker. Paying more isn't going to bring more dedicated, responsible workers into the work force. If you are content to sit on your ass now, offering more money isn't going to turn you into a good worker. Paying more might help keep people you have, but it isn't going to increase the pool of good workers.
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Originally Posted by fastfredracing View Post
.. Maybe it's time that these companies pony up, and pay a decent wage. ..
In addition to Patrick's point, many business can raise wages ONLY if they raise prices. Which will decrease the number of customers, which will decrease the number of employees needed.

It all balances out. Many small businesses will go under. New ones will pop up.

But this meme of Businesses are just being cheap is ridiculously simplistic. Sure, some are. Most work on thin margins.
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