(May 15, 2014 at 8:43 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(May 15, 2014 at 8:37 pm)Heywood Wrote: A living wage restricts an employees negotiating power in a certain respect. CBO said raising the minimum wage would lift some out of poverty at the expense of eliminating some jobs. The consequence is you might be working Walmart and making a living wage in a job that makes you miserable....with no alternative except unemployment and the poverty such a state brings.
Way to not answer the question, Heywood. It's a simple fucking question.
The question is moot. A persons negotiating power/position is what it is. Employees have some negotiating power but a living wage requirement erodes the employees negotiating power as it eliminates options for the employee.
Implementing a living wage requirement only strengthens the employers negotiating power/position.
