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Seattle mayor unveils plan for $15 minimum wage

And when - when! - Seattle's economy continues to grow after the $15/hour MW is in effect, what will the conservatives say then?
Probably the same thing we'd say when the Loch Ness Monster eats Bigfoot aboard the Mother Ship during a banquet hosted by the Atlanteans.
 
The only science you're demanding is science that says what you want to hear, what you've already decided that it must say.

Which is why only 6% of ALL American scientists are Republicans - the rest are independents and Democrats...and mostly liberal.

I don't care about hearing what I want to hear, what I care about is the truth.

BTW - Over 70% of scientists/researchers admit to lying about their research to keep the $ flowing. Must be nice knowing that you listen to people who think that lying for money is acceptable.
 
It might not be worth $15 per hour.

Then perhaps that service just isn't important enough for you to fund it. Because the alternative is that you demand people live in poverty and collect my tax dollars just so you can have your burger 50 cents cheaper.
 
Then perhaps that service just isn't important enough for you to fund it. Because the alternative is that you demand people live in poverty and collect my tax dollars just so you can have your burger 50 cents cheaper.

I'm laughing so hard at that post, that I can't even respond...LOL!!!
 
I don't care about hearing what I want to hear, what I care about is the truth.

BTW - Over 70% of scientists/researchers admit to lying about their research to keep the $ flowing. Must be nice knowing that you listen to people who think that lying for money is acceptable.

You say you care about the truth...and then you post some tripe about 70% of scientists and researchers admitting to lying about heir research to keep the dollars flowing. Of course you didn't post a reference for that....
 
Wow how do you not get this. Of course it is tariffs and duties when did I ever say anything different.

You were saying the increased price was because those items weren't built there...the implication being that that was the only factor. All I did was point out that that wasn't even close to being the whole story.

We are talking about the effects low labor wages have on the costs of goods. Items that are imported have almost no local labor costs in them so the local wage has virtually no effect on the cost of an item.

I'm glad you agree with me on that.

You were arguing that the lower labor in 3rd world countries does not cause items to cost less. Obviously an item that doesn't use hardly any of that local labor to be produced will not be effected by the labor rate. Items that need local labor to be produced like food or services are much cheaper there.

very true - we've got no argument there. But the simple fact that Jollibee - which uses largely locally-sourced food - has the same prices in high-wage Manila as it does in low-wage Mindanao shows that higher wages do not automatically translate into higher prices. If that minimum wage is still low enough that those earning it still have to struggle, that in and of itself will keep the prices down.

You arguing what things like cars and other imported items cost and why they cost what they do has virtually no bearing on this conversation.

Last I recall, you brought up how cheap it was to live there - I had to remind you that some things there are much more expensive than they are here.
 
You were saying the increased price was because those items weren't built there...the implication being that that was the only factor. All I did was point out that that wasn't even close to being the whole story.

Nope try again. You were the one saying that due to low labor costs (the topic of this thread) things like high tech stuff should be cheaper when there not. You whole market rules don't always apply bit. I said why would they be cheaper almost no PI labor goes into building them.

I'm glad you agree with me on that.



very true - we've got no argument there. But the simple fact that Jollibee - which uses largely locally-sourced food - has the same prices in high-wage Manila as it does in low-wage Mindanao shows that higher wages do not automatically translate into higher prices. If that minimum wage is still low enough that those earning it still have to struggle, that in and of itself will keep the prices down.



Last I recall, you brought up how cheap it was to live there - I had to remind you that some things there are much more expensive than they are here.

First I have never seen stuff that was more expensive than in the US or at least very close to the same price there may be some things just haven't seen them. And with everything else being so much cheaper it is much cheaper to live there that's one of the major reasons so many dudes retire there.
 
First I have never seen stuff that was more expensive than in the US or at least very close to the same price there may be some things just haven't seen them. And with everything else being so much cheaper it is much cheaper to live there that's one of the major reasons so many dudes retire there.

Then you didn't do much in the way of shopping there for major purchases. You can't have - otherwise you wouldn't be making the claim that you haven't seen stuff that's more expensive there than the US. And I'm not the only one who's seen it. And here's another one. And here. And here.

And this is a great site - a list of the cheapest 28 cities where to buy electronics, after allowing for local wages. Manila's not on that list...but NYC and SF are.
 
Then you didn't do much in the way of shopping there for major purchases. You can't have - otherwise you wouldn't be making the claim that you haven't seen stuff that's more expensive there than the US. And I'm not the only one who's seen it. And here's another one. And here. And here.

And this is a great site - a list of the cheapest 28 cities where to buy electronics, after allowing for local wages. Manila's not on that list...but NYC and SF are.
Anecdotal links. I have been to Manila and it is cheaper than many other countries in the region, Hong Kong and Singapore are expensive as hell when it comes to anything, especially food and drink. I know a lot of American expats who have retired in the southern islands and are living well with just their SS benefits.
 
Anecdotal links. I have been to Manila and it is cheaper than many other countries in the region, Hong Kong and Singapore are expensive as hell when it comes to anything, especially food and drink. I know a lot of American expats who have retired in the southern islands and are living well with just their SS benefits.

It IS cheaper in so many ways - but if you'd looked back at the discussion before butting in, you'd have seen that what I said was much more expensive was electronics and high-tech items...which is precisely what the links I provided said, too.

And btw - when it comes to shopping for food, the supermarkets there in Manila aren't much cheaper - and in some ways more expensive - than here. But most people there (unless they have money) don't shop at the supermarkets - they go to the palengki (I'm not sure how it's spelled), the open-air market where everything is MUCH cheaper...but sanitation is nowhere to be seen.
 
'Seattle mayor unveils plan to eventually make all goods manufactured/services rendered in the Seattle area more expensive without being any better.'
 
It IS cheaper in so many ways - but if you'd looked back at the discussion before butting in, you'd have seen that what I said was much more expensive was electronics and high-tech items...which is precisely what the links I provided said, too.
As Ive told you, your links are purely comments written in by people as anecdotes so youre wrong again, as usual. If you want to post links then post an actual researched article like this which states that Manila is #8 in affordability in the Asia/Pac region:

http://www.globeshopperindex.com/en/Download/asian_paper

When in Manila, go shopping - USATODAY.com

The best deals are clothes, shoes and accessories. It wouldn't be hard to find a pair of jeans for $5 to $7 and summer dresses for less than $10. Bags, belts and high-heeled shoes can run you as little as $5, even at department stores.

Megan Lacy, a 22-year-old Indianapolis resident, found a bargain at Greenhills, in Manila's suburb of San Juan. She flew to the capital this past winter with her fiance, a Filipino-American, as a missionary from her church.

"The prices are very reasonable," said Lacy, who bought a freshwater pearl necklace and earrings for about $30. "This would easily cost me double back home."
 
As Ive told you, your links are purely comments written in by people as anecdotes so youre wrong again, as usual. If you want to post links then post an actual researched article like this which states that Manila is #8 in affordability in the Asia/Pac region:

http://www.globeshopperindex.com/en/Download/asian_paper

When in Manila, go shopping - USATODAY.com

And look at those deals you presented - NONE of them are electronics or high-tech items, are they? And what was I talking about? Electronics and high-tech items.

One of us knows what he's talking about...and it ain't you.
 
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