Today's Economic Lesson

[CAA Flagship]

Like welfare?

People want to be on welfare?

You think that every recipient would forego welfare for a job?

[AZGrizFan]

People want to be on welfare?

You think that every recipient would forego welfare for a job?

That's been proven patently false on multiple occasions.

[kalm]

People want to be on welfare?

You think that every recipient would forego welfare for a job?

No, not every. I'm sure there are some outliers like Ganny's family. But I think most welfare recipients aspire to climbing out of the cellar.

I know that disputed a popular conk meme so I understand the consternation in these replies.

Do you think every corporate welfare case would forego government assistance? I'm sure there are loads of businesses who say "thanks, but no thanks" while adjusting their bootstraps...

[CAA Flagship]

You think that every recipient would forego welfare for a job?

No, not every. I'm sure there are some outliers like Ganny's family. But I think most welfare recipients aspire to climbing out of the cellar.

I know that disputed a popular conk meme so I understand the consternation in these replies.

Do you think every corporate welfare case would forego government assistance? I'm sure there loads of businesses who say "thanks, but no thanks" while adjusting their bootstraps...

Comparing businesses to welfare recipients?

[Chizzang]

People want to be on welfare?

If you call it "guaranteed basic income"

This ^

[89Hen]

But I think most welfare recipients aspire to climbing out of the cellar.

And most Catholics live by the word of JC.

[CID1990]

If you call it "guaranteed basic income"

This ^

It's going to be a major platform item in the 2020 campaign

Zuckerberg is its cheerleader

[Skjellyfetti]

Zuck inherited the "guaranteed basic income" cheerleader mantle from Milton Friedman?

[AZGrizFan]

He's on the Mt Rushmore of full of **** Texas politicians and that's crowed list!

Crowded

And LBJ alone is worth three spots.

Boy howdy.

[Chizzang]

This ^

It's going to be a major platform item in the 2020 campaign

Zuckerberg is its cheerleader

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

[CAA Flagship]

It's going to be a major platform item in the 2020 campaign

Zuckerberg is its cheerleader

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

And how's that $15 minimum wage thing working out?

[mrklean]

It's going to be a major platform item in the 2020 campaign

Zuckerberg is its cheerleader

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

If you let the Repukes have it, they would pay people $2 per hour

[CAA Flagship]

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

If you let the Repukes have it, they would pay people $2 per hour

Do you really think people would work for $2 per hour?

[Col Hogan]

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

If you let the Repukes have it, they would pay people $2 per hour

You've said you ran a business, at least I think you did...

If its true, that statement is one of the dumbest you have ever made...and that's going pretty far...

Any Republican/conservative (there is sometimes a big difference) operating a business and wanting to succeed will pay what ever the prevailing wage is in their area to succeed...minimum wages aside,..

$15 an hour nationally is a total economic joke...in NYC, or ATL, it may not be enough...but get out into other parts of the country, and its way too much...

A good business operator will pay more than minimum wage if its necessary to attract better employees than their nearest competitor...

[mrklean]

If you let the Repukes have it, they would pay people $2 per hour

You've said you ran a business, at least I think you did...

If its true, that statement is one of the dumbest you have ever made...and that's going pretty far...

Any Republican/conservative (there is sometimes a big difference) operating a business and wanting to succeed will pay what ever the prevailing wage is in their area to succeed...minimum wages aside,..

$15 an hour nationally is a total economic joke...in NYC, or ATL, it may not be enough...but get out into other parts of the country, and its way too much...

A good business operator will pay more than minimum wage if its necessary to attract better employees than their nearest competitor...

Yes I do operate a business. However, I'm the only employee. People should earn a living wage. You would not work for $2/HR. But its ok for someone else to make that. So Typical

[mrklean]

If you let the Repukes have it, they would pay people $2 per hour

Do you really think people would work for $2 per hour?

There are some people in ATL. who make $6 per HR. That is a freaking joke

[bandl]

You've said you ran a business, at least I think you did...

If its true, that statement is one of the dumbest you have ever made...and that's going pretty far...

Any Republican/conservative (there is sometimes a big difference) operating a business and wanting to succeed will pay what ever the prevailing wage is in their area to succeed...minimum wages aside,..

$15 an hour nationally is a total economic joke...in NYC, or ATL, it may not be enough...but get out into other parts of the country, and its way too much...

A good business operator will pay more than minimum wage if its necessary to attract better employees than their nearest competitor...

Yes I do operate a business. However, I'm the only employee.

Translation: I don't have any real experience as an employer.

[CAA Flagship]

Do you really think people would work for $2 per hour?

There are some people in ATL. who make $6 per HR. That is a freaking joke

Don't you wonder why?

[Chizzang]

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

And how's that $15 minimum wage thing working out?

Fine for me
Washington State has the #1 economy in the United States...
Everything is BOOMING

[Col Hogan]

Do you really think people would work for $2 per hour?

There are some people in ATL. who make $6 per HR. That is a freaking joke

I'm sure those are educated, trained people...

[CID1990]

It's going to be a major platform item in the 2020 campaign

Zuckerberg is its cheerleader

Hey at least in Seattle you technically have to have a job to get $15 an hour...
But this... This is hilarious

If you think Republican heads exploded over $15 minimum wage (and they did)
Wait till you see the implosion happen over this !!!



And there's no coming back from this cliff
once the poor and unemployable and capitalism haters catch wind of this
the momentum will be tsunami-esque

YEP yep YEP

That's why I trotted it out.

Before we get to 2020 it is going to be viewed as a "right" and anyone opposed to it is going to be in favor of letting children starve and die


Disclaimer: I'm opposed, but only slightly... there are merits to the idea

[CID1990]

Zuck inherited the "guaranteed basic income" cheerleader mantle from Milton Friedman?

You mean a long-dead guy who won't be running for President?

I'm not sure what you're getting at here

[GannonFan]

People should earn a living wage. You would not work for $2/HR. But its ok for someone else to make that. So Typical

I don't think anyone would argue that people shouldn't do work to earn a living wage. The question that comes up, however, is what work is worth a living wage? If someone advertises work for $2/hr, that's only too low if there aren't any takers for that $2/hr job. You set the price at the level of 1) what you can afford and 2) the skill of employee you need for the job and 3) what the market will bear. But it's up to the job seeker to find the job(s) that they can work that fits their lives and pays them what they need to have a living wage. If that $2/hr job involves little skill and little creativity, then it could be priced correctly. And likely, it's not the job that someone looking for a living wage should consider. If that's all that you can do as a worker, well, it's time to get some better skills.

[Skjellyfetti]

You mean a long-dead guy who won't be running for President?

I'm not sure what you're getting at here

That it's not just some liberal kum-ba-yah.

[HI54UNI]

Do you really think people would work for $2 per hour?

There are some people in ATL. who make $6 per HR. That is a freaking joke

What jobs are paying $6/hr?