Biden push to raise minimum wage to $15 would kill 1.4 million jobs: CBO

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[–]Poofter 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (9 children)

Oh noooo a corporation might have to pay their employees a living wage, now what?? 🥺🥺🥺 how will they afford their vacation home in Malibu?

[–]TheEvilNick 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

let me ask you, a living wage to do "what exactly"? Flip Burgers?

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Have you worked in the fast food industry? I wish to christ my dentist or doctor would even put a quarter of that effort into their jobs.

[–]TheEvilNick 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

yes in high school. then I grew up. you realize fast food jobs aside management are meant to be temp or starter jobs in life. i will agree there are jobs that should pay their employees more but that also comes into the side of the employees using some sort of bargaining power. If there is a skill required or the job is extremely laborious then there should be a "decent wage". Or you use that position for experience to work into something better. a lot of the owness is on the individual as well.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

When I was a cook I was on my feet 16 hours a day, prepping, cleaning, cooking, the craziness during the rushes is insane. There's always something to do. I'd get home and fall asleep in my apron.

It's honest work, it deserves honest pay. Fuck that "starter job" bs.

[–]TheEvilNick 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

huh, you said "when I was". Meaning youre not anymore. So I guess you moved on and out. Also a cook is different than a "Chef". My mothers husband is an executive chef and made a great salary until they opened their own place. He can easily go back into that business and demand his pay. You usually start at the bottom with the worst work then move up or out to better. What do you do now? If you are talking about a cook in a fast food chain, Im sorry but that isnt actual skilled labor.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I'm not arguing it's skilled labor, I just think even unskilled labor deserves a fair wage. Not to be a broken record, but that's what it comes down to.

Meaning youre not anymore

I couldn't do that kind of work now, not without a painkiller habit. It's physically and mentally demanding. Although I think I'd throw everything I had left into a food truck. Bit of a dream, although they're risky.

What do you do now?

Now I'm just fiddling around with crypto.

[–]TheEvilNick 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

a food truck is risky but crypto isnt lol (just funny).

Do the food truck, right now they are is unusually HIGH demand due to covid rules. The ones near me are making a KILLING. Just follow the trends and sell it when the market is good. Just like crypto.

Id like to get into crypto a bit honestly. I play with stocks here and there and do "okay" but I dont have the free time to consistently watch a stock to day trade. Nor the money in my trade account to do it. I was getting penalized constantly for "day trading" when I wasnt allowed.

Hard labor doesnt always mean sight after. Its usually paid lower because anyone off the street can come in and do it. Its easily replaceable. Also why do you think the government loves these caravans coming in so much, different topic and debate Im sure. Once we run out of americans who will do the hard labor they have a constant influx of illegals coming in to do it keeping the wages down. Keep the supply up and the demand for higher wages goes down. If people who really wanted to fight for 15$ an hour wanted to make it count they would also be much more anti illegal immigration.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

a food truck is risky but crypto isnt lol (just funny

That does seem funny, but I know I can make money in crypto. Right now it's not even hard, just about everything has been sky rocketing because of the GME incident and Tesla. On the other hand there is a saying: if you want to make a small fortune in the restaurant industry, start with a large fortune.

If I do get one, I'll probably change my tune about $15/hr minimum wage lol.

The ones near me are making a KILLING

That's awesome, it's a little hit or miss here because it's a saturated market. Location is incredibly important. The ones near bars and in gas station parking lots do pretty good.

Id like to get into crypto a bit honestly

It's easy these days, a number of platforms now handle all the details for you. You don't have to day trade, that's short term capital gains anyways. I got into it a few years back when I had to buy kratom with bitcoin. I had some change leftover and I forgot about the account. Next time I look at it my .28 was $200. From change. I did a few more investments, nothing big, but as soon as Gamestop happened, I knew people were going to turn there

[–]Poofter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Any fulltime job. Why the fuck does it matter what it is? A person working full time deserves to live