[panholio]

What a bunch of stupid arguments against minimum wage increase. Minimum wage increase creates buying power and buying power creates jobs. It has always worked as intended. There's nothing complicated about this.

You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about it's obvious you've never employeed anyone.

Consolidating wealth into a few hands is what creates economic pitfalls because buying power is reserved for the few and demand to supply the 'haves' means loss of business because the 'have-nots' can't create enough buying power to create new jobs. Complete b*llsh*t; McDonalds has created more millionaires than any other company in the history of the world. Do you know where most of those millionaires start out at? Cleaning the floors, flipping burgers, and serving customers.

As the article also points out, we are living in a world of absurd misproportion when we speak of wealth. To assume upping the minimum wage would hurt an economy that is already tilted at the scales is unfounded. Again you have no idea what you're talking about. You're speaking from ignorance and it shows clearly.

And yes, people do live on minimum wage, I was one of them when I was working in the plastics factory in El Paso. Minimum wage is real and people do have to live off of it. Not for long they don't. And if you're on min wage you qualify for food stamps so you don't have to pay for your food.

But to be honest, there is nothing more to discuss. What is done is done and it will prove to be beneficial in the short term and long term of things just as it always has. What's done is done and will cause employers like myself from hiring more people. I'm not going to pay someone over 7$ and hour to make a few calls and take a few payments. I'd rather just do it myself and use the money in other places.

Varus