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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Jul 25, 2015 20:38:50 GMT
08 July 2015 Seattle Employees Ask for Reduced Hours So That Jacked-Up Minimum Wage Won’t Cost Them Subsidized Housing. By jacking up minimum wage, Seattle has provided a valuable lesson in liberal economics. The plan has now backfired. Nora Gibson is the executive director of Full Life Care told KIRO 7 she saw a sudden reaction from workers when Seattle ’s phased minimum-wage ordinance took effect in April, bringing minimum wage to $11 an hour. She said anecdotally, some people feared they would lose their subsidized housing so they have asked that their work hours be reduced to remain eligible for all government subsidies. It doesn’t stop at $11/hour. The law puts it up to $15 starting January 1, 2017, they will have to reduce their work hours even more to remain eligible for handouts. Good thing the minimum wage wasn’t raised even higher, most would not work at all, they prefer to be spoon fed and remain on the government plantation. Remember free market capitalism? Under that system, the harder and smarter you worked, the higher your standard of living. But that was found to result in income inequality, so now we have a system where wealth is bestowed by bureaucrats, and working harder doesn’t always make sense.
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Post by blc on Jul 26, 2015 15:09:30 GMT
Gee, who didn't see that coming? LOL I have known people like that. Anyone not willing to work the full hours should lose their benefits. It's that simple. Assistance was not meant to be a career. It was meant to be a TEMPORARY help. Give people 2 years and then that's it.
You can't always have the best paying job that you want, especially starting out.
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Post by tbn on Jul 27, 2015 7:45:25 GMT
This is where it needs to stop. $15/hr is more than reasonable for an unskilled trade.
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Post by blc on Jul 27, 2015 19:05:35 GMT
This is where it needs to stop. $15/hr is more than reasonable for an unskilled trade. Agree completely.
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