minimum wage $9 lulz

[RonPaul2012]

obama just said that

[3lixer]

Let's bring more jobs and manufacturing to America!


Let's raise minimum wage!


wat?

Why u think everything is made in China Obamma? Cost of labor.

This dude lives in fantasy land sometimes.

[RonPaul2012]

Let's bring more jobs and manufacturing to America!


Let's raise minimum wage!


wat?

Why u think everything is made in China Obamma? Cost of labor.

This dude lives in fantasy land sometimes.

yea but he gone rustle everyones jimmies with that line

[GolfPants]

Can't bring myself to actually watch this garbage so I'll just say

[cncman]

What is it in Australia? Other countries with a higher quality of life?


jimmy rustlin'

[amtharin]

What is it in Australia? Other countries with a higher quality of life?


jimmy rustlin'

What's their cost of living??

[Mr Beer]

What is it in Australia? Other countries with a higher quality of life?

$15.96 per hour

http://www.fairwork.gov.au/resources...act-sheet.aspx

[Gator286]

Let's bring more jobs and manufacturing to America!


Let's raise minimum wage!


wat?

Why u think everything is made in China Obamma? Cost of labor.

This dude lives in fantasy land sometimes.

US can't compete with China and some of the other Asian countries in labor costs whether at $7 or $9.

The hope is the infrastructure of the manufacturing companies is advanced enough (robots, lowered energy costs) that even with higher wages to supervise the machinery, it will be cheaper than bringing goods in from Asia.

[Birdy69]

What is it in Australia? Other countries with a higher quality of life?


jimmy rustlin'

Higher quality of life based on what meter? If you take no initiative to gain skills or get a job, I fully support you in your decision to be miserable.

[Mulyark]

We Donald Trump now

[foreverSNAFU]

The problem isn't minimum wage, the problem's that it's so cheap to import from China.

[2813308004]

capitalism - awesome for 1/10th of the population!

[Forty0zFreedom]

Let's just raise it to $25 and everyone will be ballin

[cheerupemokid]

obama just said that

Pffft, 9? Come on Obama, why not just make it 100 or better yet 200?

[foreverSNAFU]

capitalism - awesome for 1/10th of the population!

well, that depends. it's horrible for 4/10ths, survivable for 5/10ths, good for .5/10ths, awesome for .4/10ths, and incredible for .1/10ths.

[Birdy69]

capitalism - awesome for 1/10th of the population!

Capitalism rewards hard work and makes the U.S. one of the best countries in the world to live in.

[RonPaul2012]

Capitalism rewards hard work and makes the U.S. one of the best countries in the world to live in.

were a mixed economy, some socialism in there too

[Gator286]

The problem isn't minimum wage, the problem's that it's so cheap to import from China.

As someone who works in manufacturing, hopefully, not for long. Sure, let them have the easy ****, but if companies continue to invest in highly automated manufacturing system in the US, it will be cheaper to produce and distribute more advanced goods straight from here. Shipping costs trans-ocean are huge, and there's this small issue of Chinese companies stealing designs (actually, in many cases, given).

Edit: It's also not just labor costs that make Chinese goods cheaper. They subsidize their domestic companies. We have to go through Chinese partners to acquire goods, because those bastards try to charge us twice or three times as much for the same damn components.

[3stripes]

obama just said that

What would you consider a fair minimum wage?

$1 an hour,

$3 an hour

That amounts to $480 a month

Australia is $15 an hour

UK is almost $10

So we need to pay workers less so the CEO's can continue to make billions?

[southCityStL]

Capitalism rewards hard work.

my doorman works hard, really fast with opening the door. Where is his reward?

[amtharin]

my doorman works hard, really fast with opening the door. Where is his reward?

I mean, he opens a fuking door. How much do you think he should get?

[lasher]

I mean, he opens a fuking door. How much do you think he should get?

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.

[2813308004]

Capitalism rewards hard work and makes the U.S. one of the best countries in the world to live in.

capitalism constricts opportunity. try starting a small business broham. you can't compete (i'll specify..aren't likely to be able to compete) with billion dollar corporations that pull the strings of government

[amtharin]

capitalism constricts opportunity. try starting a small business broham. you can't compete (i'll specify..aren't likely to be able to compete) with billion dollar corporations that pull the strings of government

That is why it generally supports a smaller government that does not have the power to aid these big companies.

[cheerupemokid]

What would you consider a fair minimum wage?

$1 an hour,

$3 an hour

That amounts to $480 a month

Australia is $15 an hour

UK is almost $10

So we need to pay workers less so the CEO's can continue to make billions?

Minimum wages actually have the effect of increasing unemployment (especially for black people) and suppressing wages overall.

[cheerupemokid]

capitalism constricts opportunity. try starting a small business broham. you can't compete (i'll specify..aren't likely to be able to compete) with billion dollar corporations that pull the strings of government

Capitalism doesn't restrict anything, it's the government which creates the barriers to entry through onerous laws and regulations, many of which are written by the corporations and given to politicians to pass by the way. By the way, a system in which the government doles out favors to a a select few corporations at the expense of others isn't Capitalism, it's a Mercantilism. And Capitalism was actually originated as an attack on Mercantilism.

[Birdy69]

my doorman works hard, really fast with opening the door. Where is his reward?

That's not a valuble skill. Anyone can do that. You can even train monkeys to do that.

capitalism constricts opportunity. try starting a small business broham. you can't compete (i'll specify..aren't likely to be able to compete) with billion dollar corporations that pull the strings of government

Don't allow billion dollar corporations to pull the strings of the government.

were a mixed economy, some socialism in there too

Wish we were more free-market. The government's welfare programs are horrendous. There are many transparent, private charities I would rather give my money to.

[southCityStL]

I mean, he opens a fuking door. How much do you think he should get?

its not about how much. Birdy said capitalism rewards hard work. A career doorman regardless of hard work will have a small chance at an interview when his résumé says 2000-present opening doors, signing for mail. Capitalism reward some and screws other regardless of effort. And for the record I 100% support capitalism but lets not make it out to be a saint when it's not. You can't have capitalism without someone getting the shaft, so because of people getting the shaft we have all the social programs to fill the cap, aka the American welfare state is the by product of people getting the shaft in a capitalist economy

[thefederalist]

Minimum wages actually have the effect of increasing unemployment (especially for poor, uneducated people) and suppressing wages overall.

fixed

[Birdy69]

its not about how much. Birdy said capitalism rewards hard work. A career doorman regardless of hard work will have a small chance at an interview when his résumé says 2000-present opening doors, signing for mail. Capitalism reward some and screws other regardless of effort. And for the record I 100% support capitalism but lets not make it out to be a saint when it's not. You can't have capitalism without someone getting the shaft

Brb working hard to qualify for a job as a door-man.

Already am. I've qualified since I was old enough to learn how to open a door.