One thing we still haven’t pinned down: who exactly decided that $15 an hour was a “living wage” and the target for legislating a national minimum wage? Was there some study we missed? Wouldn’t $20 an hour be better, since the cost to the employer doesn’t seem to be relevant in this discussion?
In its Sunday magazine, the New York Times will explain how a $15 an hour minimum wage will literally save lives.
A living wage is an antidepressant.
It is a sleep aid.
A stress reliever.
It is a contraceptive, preventing teenage pregnancy.
It prevents premature death.
It shields children from neglect.The $15 minimum wage doesn't just improve lives. It saves them. https://t.co/kiHn7t6BaD
— NYT Magazine (@NYTmag) February 23, 2019
You don’t have to worry about saving children from neglect if Elizabeth Warren’s elected; she’ll enact Universal Child Care so no mom ever has to stay home and raise her own children ever again. Mom can work her $15 an hour job and pay the person watching her child the minimum of $15 an hour.
Whatever happened to getting an education and bettering yourself? When did working at a fast food restaurant become a career goal? I guess bettering yourself is definitely the road less traveled. Very sad.
— Culpeper Patriot (@CulpeperPatriot) February 23, 2019
I challenge you to work 2 jobs at min. wage just to afford rent, heat and food and also pay tuition for a degree to "better" yourself. Good luck finding time to sleep between your classes and your long shifts.
— Anna Maria Estes (@LibKitten) February 23, 2019
I have worked two jobs and gone to college and had an internship all while having a baby so… Challenge accepted and overcome. I don't make excuses I make it happen.
— emily antoinette (@_emantoinette) February 23, 2019
People will always find excuses. I had to do without. No cable tv. Only internet because I had to have it, and I ate a lot of Ramen noodles! If you want it bad enough, you will get it. Live beneath your means in the short term for the long term goal!
— Culpeper Patriot (@CulpeperPatriot) February 23, 2019
What about all the people who won’t get jobs at all because payroll either doesn’t allow it or the company goes bankrupt.
— Dino William Ramzi (@dwramzimdmph) February 23, 2019
A great number of workers aren't worth $15 hr.
— Theodore B Nolan (@TheodoreBNolan) February 23, 2019
A $15 minimum wage does wonders for SEIU members whose contracts use an amount over minimum wage as the base, it lets them quickly get higher pay than they could negotiate with their employers.
— Mark Lyon (@markhlyon) February 24, 2019
And if you’re not a union member who worked your way up to $15 an hour, won’t you be glad when all the people who didn’t put in the time and effort you did suddenly make as much as you do?
If minimum wage is increased to $15, then how will you match that increase for teachers? We aren’t making much more than that, and our job requires much more than flipping burgers.
— Widget (@RazorWidget) February 24, 2019
Make it $50 per hour and we’ll have nirvana. Seriously, if $15 per hour can give us all you say, why stop at $15? Please explain.
— Robert (@mosaic1492) February 23, 2019
Imagine how many more lives could be saved if it was $200 per hour
— TRUMPTASTIC NYC (@Mattwoodnyc3) February 23, 2019
Hey, check out this cheapskate who doesn’t want to pay $200 an hour:
The fight for a $15 minimum wage is a fight for fairness, freedom, opportunity, and more. It’s a fight for an equal playing field — and a fight we can win.https://t.co/wHdliyd5Hp
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 23, 2019
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