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Re: Study: The 2007 minimum wage hike cost more than 1 million jobs during the recess
I don't quite agree, or at least not entirely. We'll always have people who cannot work and make a livable wage, and they might be diagnosed as disabled or not. And whether anyone WANTS to subsidize those people, it's going to happen because we won't allow beggars with little infants to stand around every gathering place like you see regularly overseas, or little kids begging for food on the side of the road, etc.
I do agree with that for the most part, but I'm actually not very opposed if at all to things like EITC, and we (taxpayers) are going to have to subsidize healthcare for low wage workers somehow, IMO, not because I want that but realistically and practically that's the best option.
I can't think of a single reason that we should have that policy. I'd much prefer to eliminate all forms of means tested welfare, and then use that money to either provide more government services for everyone, or to simply reduce taxation.
I don't quite agree, or at least not entirely. We'll always have people who cannot work and make a livable wage, and they might be diagnosed as disabled or not. And whether anyone WANTS to subsidize those people, it's going to happen because we won't allow beggars with little infants to stand around every gathering place like you see regularly overseas, or little kids begging for food on the side of the road, etc.
I get accused of being a liberal frequently, but I'm really much more of a libertarian - if something has to be taxpayer subsidized (like McDonalds), then we probably don't really need it. I think that a higher minimum wage would produce a much better economy, than any sort of means tested individual welfare or subsidies to low paying employers.
I do agree with that for the most part, but I'm actually not very opposed if at all to things like EITC, and we (taxpayers) are going to have to subsidize healthcare for low wage workers somehow, IMO, not because I want that but realistically and practically that's the best option.