Americans Wages Are To High.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by GregW

Some American wages are indeed too high. Most of them are high level bureaucrats and corporate executives.

Well taking the money from the CEO of JPMorgan and giving it to the government isn't going to do anything for that burger flipper.

[carterstamp]

They were talking about minimum wage, not everyone's wages. No amount of tax cutting is going to make earning $7.25 an hour equal to $15 an hour. Do the math. Now, saying that, raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour will result in a lot of part time jobs where there used to be full-time. Again, do the math.

And cutting taxes without cutting spending is partially the reason we're in this deficit mess to begin with.

[BobNJ1960]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

So what is the problem with keeping the minimum at a level just below the low end of middle class?

Great for robots.job killer for the low skilled. If they were worth $15, no law would be required to force that to be paid.

[urbanlife78]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Great for robots.job killer for the low skilled. If they were worth $15, no law would be required to force that to be paid.

Oh I am sure you would be satisfied if we had people making third world wages in this country.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

Oh I am sure you would be satisfied if we had people making third world wages in this country.

Well we just might be having that. TPP allows new multinationals coming to the US to bring their own workers.

[SyraBrian]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

Great for robots.job killer for the low skilled. If they were worth $15, no law would be required to force that to be paid.

I think robots should replace coal miners. If a mine collapses, no one's going to a vigil for the robots.

[2e1m5a]

Americans wages are to high, as the US Government is to honest.