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Originally posted by Drdogface
Min wage workers byand large are not family bread winners but mostly younger family members with obviously entry level positions.
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This is a common myth. The majority of minimum wage workers are adults living independently, and a surprisingly high proportion of them are heads of households. This being the case, taxpayers are subsidizing the expenses of these workers and minimum wage law simply places that burden on the employer where it belongs.
On a related note, someone recently decried the expected attempt by Dems to universalize health insurance. Ummmm.....we pay for health services for poor folks anyway. Emergency rooms are required to treat indigents. So, it's not a matter of whether these folks get health care. Just as it's not a matter of whether minimum wage workers get transported to work. The question is who pays and where the money comes from. Currently, taxpayers fund emergency rooms and mass transit. Those of you who would like private enterprise to handle this......need to support things like "living wage" regulations.
Candidly, economists seem to fairly regularly narrow down the "living wage" figure to about THREE TIMES the federal minimum wage. So while the employer pays $5, you taxpayers are subsidizing with an additional $10. And while the single mom is working three jobs to make ends meet for her two kids.......she's NEVER HOME. Don't pretend to be surprised when those kids fail to learn values from mom. She's either at work or sleeping!