Comments on: The Minimum-Wage Charade http://janechastain.com/2007/01/04/the-minimum-wage-charade/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:10:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Oz Forbes http://janechastain.com/2007/01/04/the-minimum-wage-charade/#comment-874 Oz Forbes Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:21:49 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=51#comment-874 Raising the minimum wage sounds good but when you look at it's over-all affect on the very people it was designed to help, which is to provide as many young people as possible a first time job. When we raise the minimum wage employers have a tendency to hire less people, or do the same job with less people, and/or cut the hours of those employed full time. Food service establishments, who generally pay these low wages (Burger King) and others are in a very competitive business, and those who manage best come out on top. I know no one who works in these low wage food-service jobs that doesn't have some other support mechanism, nor do I know anyone who expects to make enough money to pay rent, food, car payment, insurance, (ie. what we call a living wage. I'm a business owner and I can't hire an experienced janitor for less than $10.00 per hour. The minimum wage issue should be looked at over a given period of time based on more than on economic factor, and when the stars, moon, and planet is aligned correctly, a raise is due. Go figure! Raising the minimum wage sounds good but when you look at it’s over-all affect on the very people it was designed to help, which is to provide as many young people as possible a first time job. When we raise the minimum wage employers have a tendency to hire less people, or do the same job with less people, and/or cut the hours of those employed full time. Food service establishments, who generally pay these low wages (Burger King) and others are in a very competitive business, and those who manage best come out on top. I know no one who works in these low wage food-service jobs that doesn’t have some other support mechanism, nor do I know anyone who expects to make enough money to pay rent, food, car payment, insurance, (ie. what we call a living wage. I’m a business owner and I can’t hire an experienced janitor for less than $10.00 per hour. The minimum wage issue should be looked at over a given period of time based on more than on economic factor, and when the stars, moon, and planet is aligned correctly, a raise is due. Go figure!

]]> By: david westwater http://janechastain.com/2007/01/04/the-minimum-wage-charade/#comment-845 david westwater Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:07:30 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=51#comment-845 this is crazy i worked for a long time at minimum wage i suggest you go give it a try for one year. have some empathy for gods sake. this is crazy i worked for a long time at minimum wage i suggest you go give it a try for one year. have some empathy for gods sake.

]]> By: YOU ARE FULL OF IT http://janechastain.com/2007/01/04/the-minimum-wage-charade/#comment-831 YOU ARE FULL OF IT Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:52:59 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=51#comment-831 You are so incredibly ignorant- it's sad. Go work a minimum job and try to take care of a child- born IN WEDLOCK- by yourself after your asshole husband cheats on you. Should a woman get down on her knees and beg? Oh wait, you'd probably think that was necessary. But some of us have pride and don't want to bother with that. Then what if your child gets sick? Can you take off from work and take him or her to the doctor? No- because often times, minimum wage jobs come with very little to no health benefits. Live a real life and then speak. And get your head our of the ground. PS- I hope gas keeps going up- as you probably have a unnecessarily large vehicle because they're trendy. Go on- s**** the next generation. It really should be ALL ABOUT YOU! You are so incredibly ignorant- it’s sad. Go work a minimum job and try to take care of a child- born IN WEDLOCK- by yourself after your asshole husband cheats on you. Should a woman get down on her knees and beg? Oh wait, you’d probably think that was necessary. But some of us have pride and don’t want to bother with that. Then what if your child gets sick? Can you take off from work and take him or her to the doctor? No- because often times, minimum wage jobs come with very little to no health benefits. Live a real life and then speak. And get your head our of the ground.

PS- I hope gas keeps going up- as you probably have a unnecessarily large vehicle because they’re trendy. Go on- s**** the next generation. It really should be ALL ABOUT YOU!

]]> By: aimee http://janechastain.com/2007/01/04/the-minimum-wage-charade/#comment-557 aimee Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:15:36 +0000 http://janechastain.com/?p=51#comment-557 Are you crazy?? Have you ever worked for minimum wage? As someone who has, i can tell you that employers will not give you more money since minimum wage is a "training wage." They will pay you as little as they have to. I was indeed trapped at the minimum wage for years. These things happen frequently in pink-collar jobs such as retail.Those raises you are talking about are like a dime an hour! I know! And you can't go by percentages when the actual numbers are so disparate, it's incredibly misleading. MAYBE 2% of CEO's EVER worked minimum wage. Most were born rich. Never mind, I couldn't even finish reading your propagandist drivel. Who are you anyway? Are you crazy?? Have you ever worked for minimum wage? As someone who has, i can tell you that employers will not give you more money since minimum wage is a “training wage.” They will pay you as little as they have to. I was indeed trapped at the minimum wage for years. These things happen frequently in pink-collar jobs such as retail.Those raises you are talking about are like a dime an hour! I know! And you can’t go by percentages when the actual numbers are so disparate, it’s incredibly misleading. MAYBE 2% of CEO’s EVER worked minimum wage. Most were born rich. Never mind, I couldn’t even finish reading your propagandist drivel. Who are you anyway?

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