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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-03 11:04 PM Original message |
Why can't the minimum wage be tied to inflation? |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-03 11:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Because the Low Wage conservatives won't let it be tied to it. |
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Feanorcurufinwe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-03 11:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. So it's all political? |
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deadeye (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-03 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. I remember my first job in 1975 stocking shelves |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-17-03 11:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. the $2.10 in 1975 translates into $7.23 in toadys dollars |
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EconomicsDude (161 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 01:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. Well actually... |
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Catfish (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 09:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. True |
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jhfenton (567 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 09:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. "the minimum wage tends to increase unemployment" |
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Catfish (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-19-03 09:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. Because it would cause a positive feedback loop |
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wetbandit2003 (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 01:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. raising the minimum wage would cause a surplus in the labor market. |
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Lefty48197 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
11. Some of these replies must be jokes |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-20-03 11:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Of course raising the minimum wage could reduce jobs if.... |
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Catfish (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-03 09:27 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. It depends on the labor market |
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Code_Name_D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-03 12:06 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. About that labor... |
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wetbandit2003 (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-03 09:55 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Well |
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Catfish (533 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-21-03 10:02 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I agree |
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DBoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-03 11:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I used to work at a McBurger |
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