A living wage

[slimslob]

Re: A living wage

I've had a full time job since about 20. For some odd reason, I never needed the federal government to make a living wage. I simply went out in the workforce and figured it out. Of course, I went and got a degree in Industrial Electronics. That was fine for a while but I still wasn't making the kind of money that I wanted. And that's when I learned how to sell. That was a game changer. You should try it.

He is constantly trying it. Trying to sell his liberal bullshit that is.

[bsm2]

Re: A living wage

You have the wrong party there. It is the Democrat Party with their taxes who are keeping the poor where they are. Every time they raise taxes on the "rich" the cost of living goes up for the poor.

Sure Buddy and the Tax breaks for the Rich

Yep YOU paid for it dummy

[slimslob]

Re: A living wage

Flipping burgers is fine as a starter job. Fast food chains realize that and have promotion and training programs for those employees show potential for improvement and the ambition to work for it. There are many top chefs and restaurateurs who got their start in food preparation flipping burgers, but usually not at a fast food chain as not all of them actually fry their burgers on a flattop.

[davidmtupper]

Re: A living wage

Flipping burgers is fine as a starter job. Fast food chains realize that and have promotion and training programs for those employees show potential for improvement and the ambition to work for it. There are many top chefs and restaurateurs who got their start in food preparation flipping burgers, but usually not at a fast food chain as not all of them actually fry their burgers on a flattop.

McD's is a great example. Many, if not most, of the franchise owners got their start as a minimum wage burger flipper. Their management training program is (or used to be) equivalent to and associate degree in business management. It's proof that if you have more than minimum skills and drive you don't have to be stuck at minimum wage. The flip side is that a lot of people with no ambition or desire to learn more skills end up at places like that (then complain that they don't make a living wage, even if they don't put out the effort).

[emujo2]

Re: A living wage

Here in Fl, the cost for 1 person, just to make ends meet is about 35,900/yr or around 18.75/hour..That is a no frills life style. If you want to keep people working in your state you have to pay enough for them to live there. 40 years ago, $3.25 was the min wage..you couldn't live on that alone so you had a roommate, a 2nd part time job, and you bettered yourself for your employer which resulted in higher wages. We need to have the same philosophy. The minimum wage should not pay so much that people get complacent and never better themselves. landlords and manufactures will raise prices accordingly so in the end it's a wash..You still need to start out with friends and 2 jobs, maybe you have a 3 year old phone and a 10 year old car to start just like many of us older folks did..Life was no picnic as a HS grad in the early 80's..even 13 years in the military did not significantly increase my starting wages when I went looking for a job..7.50/hr in the mid 90s..