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

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

The problem is that the minimum wage hurts small businesses. I say get rid of it, along with our broken welfare system, and institute a universal basic income instead. The rich would pay for it instead of struggling business owners.

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

So the only way small businesses survive is if they don’t pay their employees living wages?!

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

For many of them: yes. That's why the government should pay them instead.

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

So the government should pay for a business’ workers when we can’t even fund public schools?

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

My school was well-funded, and I live in a poor, rural area. Education is a state's rights issue, so perhaps Arkansas is just better at it than your state. Our high-school graduation rate is also ninety-one percent on average, which is three points higher than the national average.