[NEWARKCATHOLICFAN]

To high, To low?

With congress allowing themselves a raise every year, I think the Fed and each state should have to raise their min wage by as much as congress gives themselves.:Thumbs::devilflam:notworthy

[Hoot Gibson]

The minimum wage is nothing but a political gimmick. In a healthy economy, wages would already start above the current minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage hurts people just entering the workforce in areas where the economy is weakest.l

Worthless regulations and high tax rates need to be eliminated to give American companies a fighting chance at competing in the global economy. Every cent that the government takes out of the economy or forces companies to spend complying with a new regulation is one that it cannot pay to an employee. People need to begin realizing that government is the source of more problems than it solves. Don't let the politicians that you loathe divert your attention with an issue like raising the minimum wage.

[Spirit100]

Not so concerned about minimum wage as much as people bettering themselves through education and training to make more $$$ better meeting their needs.

Business owners are learning the benefit of offering more money for entry level positions to attract a higher quality of employee meeting their business needs.

Also seeing a 6-24 month ramp up in pay increase as employers get to know their employees work ethic, commitment, and consistency. Consider these performance incentives and they work. Show up, do your job, seek opportunity to get better, it's not a difficult concept for most.

:pondering:

[RunItUpTheGut]

Not so concerned about minimum wage as much as people bettering themselves through education and training to make more $$$ better meeting their needs.

Business owners are learning the benefit of offering more money for entry level positions to attract a higher quality of employee meeting their business needs.

Also seeing a 6-24 month ramp up in pay increase as employers get to know their employees work ethic, commitment, and consistency. Consider these performance incentives and they work. Show up, do your job, seek opportunity to get better, it's not a difficult concept for most.

:pondering:

Its hard to better yourself when college degrees are so watered down and there are no jobs waiting for you when you get out. My advice to kids, is think before you spend 50,000 on a degree that will only make you 30,000 a year.

Raising minimum wage at this time would cripple the middle class. If you raise minimum wage, it is obvious that certain goods will raise in price, causing you and I to spend more, thus making less money.
As hoot said, in a good economy, people don't have to worry about minimum wage. You should have enough good jobs to enter the workforce above minimum wage. If you raise minimum wage, you might as well plan on the middle class getting raises as well and the goods they supply to rise in cost as well.
So what happens? At 10 dollars an hour, your still making no money because of the inflation of goods.


Minimum wage is not the problem. Jobs are.

[Spirit100]

Its hard to better yourself when college degrees are so watered down and there are no jobs waiting for you when you get out. My advice to kids, is think before you spend 50,000 on a degree that will only make you 30,000 a year.

Raising minimum wage at this time would cripple the middle class. If you raise minimum wage, it is obvious that certain goods will raise in price, causing you and I to spend more, thus making less money.
As hoot said, in a good economy, people don't have to worry about minimum wage. You should have enough good jobs to enter the workforce above minimum wage. If you raise minimum wage, you might as well plan on the middle class getting raises as well and the goods they supply to rise in cost as well.
So what happens? At 10 dollars an hour, your still making no money because of the inflation of goods.


Minimum wage is not the problem. Jobs are.

Missing the point all together GUT...

Beyond first impressions in an interview, your resume, people look for experience. Whether I'm 15,20,25,45.

A future employer is looking for will power/initiative. If I'm 16 and seeking to gain a position at ------ ....It may be as simple as volunteering time when I'm in HS helping the concession stand at your hs football game. Or at the family picnic folks enjoy my burgers.

Or when no one else would knock on doors and introduce this, service or product, I did....

I'm your guy or gal because of this proven history and this is what I bring to the table. A lot of folks are adapting and overcoming me included with regards to career path and jobs. Nothing wrong with taking a couple steps back to gain three or four down the road. Making a short term sacrifice for a long term gain is a foreign concept in our countrys current culture.

Hang in there and rise above the work ethic, belief system, and integrity the critics don't have!

:Thumbs:

[Pick6]

The wage market is artificially depressed through flooding of foreign workers who do not have mortages, health care or families to incumber them. In addition, coorporations are free to off shore service and manufacturing jobs in places where there is no labor or environmental restriction.

In addition, the impact on the corporate work culture of the presence of so many cheap guest workers is one of human disposability. This culture often extends to the citizen employee as well.