sawdust
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Re: McDonald's boss says he's "proud" of wages as thousands of workers call for a ris
Business economics trump social problems. It's not because one is more valuable than the other, it's just that businesses have to be profitable or they cease to exist so economics is the most important topic. Poverty is a different topic than the minimum wage. Society, cultural values, education and breaking away from the entitlement mentality all are relevant. Forcing business to pay unskilled workers more than they are able to produce for the business only compounds the employment problem and solves exactly nothing.
Childhood Poverty Persistence: Facts and Consequences | Urban Institute
New reports shows 70% of those born poor stay poor - Economy
The Lingering Effects of Being Born into Poverty |
I could go on, but you see the point I'm trying to make. The companies like to keep the poor, poor. It makes it much easier to exploit someone when they have little to no other options. This has been a reoccurring problem and minimum wage helped fix it, only now we are sliding back into the 1940s as minimum wage has not kept up with inflation in most areas of the country.
If you wish to ignore this, then by all means, but don't try to claim the poor have it "easy" or can "easily get stuff if they work harder" as it isn't working harder that is the problem. It is who you know, networking is what gets you great jobs and the ability to move up. Sadly, being poor makes it hard to network as you are constantly being looked down on. As is ever present in this thread alone.
Business economics trump social problems. It's not because one is more valuable than the other, it's just that businesses have to be profitable or they cease to exist so economics is the most important topic. Poverty is a different topic than the minimum wage. Society, cultural values, education and breaking away from the entitlement mentality all are relevant. Forcing business to pay unskilled workers more than they are able to produce for the business only compounds the employment problem and solves exactly nothing.