(July 13, 2013 at 8:30 pm)DeistPaladin Wrote: Businesses don't hire people because they can afford it. They hire people because work needs to be done.True, but if a worker costs the company more than the work he does brings in, he isn't worth keeping on.
This is why minimum wage isn't set to something like $50 per hour...because such wages would be ludicrous for some jobs. Wages are an agreement between employer and employee. If an employee is willing to work for $1 an hour, they should be able to, without the government stepping in and demanding the employer pay more.
For some menial jobs, $1 an hour might be reasonable, and many people might be happy to earn something rather than nothing for doing it. For other jobs, especially those with high levels of skill, $1 an hour is simply not going to be acceptable payment for anyone, so employers will be forced to raise the wage to one that those with the adequate skills will accept.
Minimalist Wrote:Thanks, Boss. We know you've never met a billionaire that you didn't think should be richer.Piss off. I've never met a billionaire, and I don't think they should be richer just because.
My arguments for lowering / scrapping the minimum wage would actually benefit small business owners who maybe cannot afford to pay minimum wage for certain types of labor.
