Seattle agrees to raise minimum wage to $15

[DEAD7]

Now everybody there will just work a basic job and be potheads the rest of their lives. Going to be more zombies walking around in that city

I oppose the raise, but I wouldn't say all that.

 

[Moose_Greyjoy]

I've always wanted to know what raising the min wage to this level would do to a state

 

[The Real]

It will never be too late unless we have to Elysium type of shyt going on in the future.

 

[T-K-G]

And I can see those people taking the jobs from the young and unskilled/unexperienced workers.

“I just think unskilled workers are going to have a harder time finding jobs,” he said. “You’re going to have people from as far away as Bellevue or Tacoma wanting these jobs, and they’re going to come with skills and experience. For $15 an hour, they’ll go that extra distance.”

the ether of a young nikka leavin his interview at McDonalds with the only to see a nikka walkin in with a master's degree wearin in a business suit snatchin that job away from him


shyt is gonna be demonic out there

 

[theworldismine13]

@theworldismine13

mos def, liberals need to stop with this master plan, of a social welfare state, high minimum wage AND open immigration, it will be a disaster for everybody

 

[Serious]

mos def, liberals need to stop with this master plan, of a social welfare state, high minimum wage AND open immigration, it will be a disaster for everybody

speaking of social welfare, you catch this yet?

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/almo...hood-has-been-locked-up-at-some-point.210022/

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

There are so many this wrong economically with such a high wage floor

1. It increases the wage scale for everyone, not just the bottom tier
   • If the lowest skill jobs go to 15/hr what do you do with medium skilled jobs? Will the receptionist who makes 30% more than minimum keep that job when she can become a dog walker for the same amount? You'll have to give him a raise now to keep them...and their boss...
2. You dont just GROW MONEY you now need to increase payroll expense
   • Congrats youve just created inflation centralized in the city or joblessness in a city with a heroin problem...or both.
3. how do you choose who pays what when? Are non profits exempt? If so why would I work at a place thats exempt? Congrats youve just increase their expenses too.
4. youre doing this while also trying to increase vehicle and property taxes to build a bridge AND a tunnel AND fund mass transit. Theres ONLY ONE POT OF MONEY.

This is such a mistake

1. False
- Companies can very simply lower the wages of their upper-tier executives or management to fit the real value of their position. Their real value will probably be estimated from an average state salary for their skill-level instead of the current method of bonuses and other measures that are tied to the stockholders impression of them, instead of a metric such as revenues, profits etc. Distribution of wealth the true way, not by a trickle-down effect or "work hard" rhetoric that is proven false over and over again.

2. False
- Payroll expense can easily be budgeted and the current budget can be used, but as I've already said, could be better distributed.
- How will inflation rise?

3. Non-profits make up a very small portion of the market and their exemption will not have an affect on the overall sentiment towards minimum wage because workers there usually have intrinsic motivational reasons for why they work there.

4.
- By increasing wages you give the public a reason to accept higher taxes, they can now afford it. This is definitely not a move to increase disposal income but instead to be able to improve on infrastructure to improve the whole city.

 

[No1]

Let's stay on topic here people, and do away with the insults. I take no pleasure in editing posts, but this is HL and you guys know the rules.

FYI, I am genuinely interested in seeing how this will all work out.

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

$15 wage floor slowly takes hold in SeaTac | Business & Technology | The Seattle Times





"Meanwhile, workers are flocking to SeaTac to apply for minimum-wage jobs, and recipients of the mandatory pay raise say they’re enjoying the freedom of having extra money to spend or save."
I see this being an issue in the future...

“Whatever we do, service is key,” he said. “We want an employee answering our phones, and anytime someone pulls into one of our lots, they’re greeted by a human being.

“That’s great news for our employees,” he added. “They’re pretty happy campers right now.”

Even the manager says that he enjoys happier workers.

 

[DEAD7]

Even the manager says that he enjoys happier workers.

He did say that.

 

[Crown of Faith]

 

[Bender Rodriguez]

I wonder if this has anything to do with the legalization of marijuana? More money, more trees, more money for taxes

 

[Madvillain]

Goodness, bless Miss Sawant

 

[acri1]

Will definitely be interesting.

That said, $15/hr is higher than I'd advocate for

 

[Pool_Shark]

15 an hour isn't a lot? 900 is too expensive for an apartment? Am I really that poor?