The debate over raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour rages on.
@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy but regulations harm jobs. Why can't workers get full-time hours?
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013
Michael Ian Black got involved in this particular conversation, and attempted to disprove the above claim by reaching back a hundred years for an example.
@PruPaine @liars_never_win @politicsofamy All regulations harm jobs? Tell it to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers who lacked them.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013
@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy that was over 100 yrs ago! If govt says boss must insure workers over 30 hrs, what happens?
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013
Not satisfied with a century-old U.S. example? How about one from another country?
@PruPaine @liars_never_win @politicsofamy Fine, then the Bangladeshi sweatshop collapse.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013
https://twitter.com/liars_never_win/status/408670627814330368
Black might have offered a recent U.S. example, but he didn’t because mom:
@liars_never_win @PruPaine @politicsofamy Disengaging because I'm on the phone with my mom. Good talk.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) December 5, 2013
@michaelianblack @liars_never_win @politicsofamy hi mom!
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) December 5, 2013