Why $15 an hour minimum wage SUCKS

[Rev. Rye]

So, how exactly are we defining paperweight? Are we assuming that if a worker’s not paid enough to live on, that can only be because they’re just doing nothing? Are you even familiar enough with the job market today to know that even people who’ve gotten an education (and practically bankrupted themselves in the process) struggle to find employment?

And on the whole “not every job can provide enough to live on” point: how do you think we should solve this problem? Or do you not think this is a problem worth solving? Before you ask what my answer is, I’ll give it to you: government subsidies for the businesses that can’t afford to pay their workers, provided by taxing those individuals rich enough to actually pony up (read: millionaires).