What happens when you raise the minimum wage

[Coach is Back!]

http://www.youngcons.com/huge-billboard-in-san-francisco-shows-what-will-happen-if-you-increase-the-minimum-wage/

[RRKore]

Bwahaha. 

Shitty argument;  Even if the minimum wage were halved, this would still (continue to) happen.

[Shockwave]

Bwahaha. 

Shitty argument;  Even if the minimum wage were halved, this would still (continue to) happen.

theres an element of truth to it too.

Seatac here, that raised the minimum wagr to fckn 15/hr, all the places are replacing the employees with electronics.

[Coach is Back!]

Liberal politicians (libs in general) that want the minimum raised have zero clue on how business works. It's easy to spend other people's money.

[TheGrinch]

problem is not the minimum wage.. its the PURE greed of corporate capitalist pigs...

Instead of upper management of a huge company making $19million/year + bonus....


cap the UPPER salaries and now the public corporations have to distribute the profits among the employees...


end of poverty, end of UBER rich nonsense...

[240 is Back]

Liberal politicians (libs in general) that want the minimum raised have zero clue on how business works. It's easy to spend other people's money.

I've said it on getbig since 2005 - A minimum wage does NOT work.   Economics majors can explain it better, I could explain it well back then.  It may work in small pockets, but the pressure streams elsewhere so the overall effect is a loss/flat.

Min wage doesn't work.   BUT it's not just libs who support it.   When asked if he supports the idea of a minimum wage, FL Gov Rick Scott said "Sure" then explained he just doesn't know what the right number is.

Mitt Romney, who calls himself severely conservative, supports a minumum wage HIKE:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/09/Defeated-Presidential-Nominee-Mitt-Romney-Supports-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Rick Santorum supports a minimum wage, and thinks it should be increased:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/12/Republicans-Prepare-Surrender-on-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Tim Pawlenty supports it - he's one of the strongest conservatives:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/30/pawlenty-says-gop-should-back-minimum-wage-hike/

Rob Portman supports increasing min wage:
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/sen_rob_portman_makes_anti-pov.html

Here are some more REPUBLICANS that signed a petition to RAISE THE MINUMUM WAGE:


Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)   Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)   Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)   Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)   Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)   Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)   Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)   Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)   Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)   Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)   Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)   Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)   Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)   Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)   Sen. John Thune (R-SD)   Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)   Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)   Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)   Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)   Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)   Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)   Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)   Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)   Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)   Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)   Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)   Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)   Rep. Candace Miller (R-MI)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)   Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)   Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)   Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)   Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)   Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)   Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)   Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH)   Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)   Rep. Frank Wolf (R-KY)   Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Adjusted for inflation, the real hourly minimum has dropped 33 centers per hour already, since that year.

View the letter in their own signatures, on the bush whitehouse.gov web archives.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060731122616/http:/www.house.gov/shays/news/2006/july/minimumwage.pdf

So maybe it's a liberal IDEA, but a whole lot of republicans - including some far-right voices, sure love the idea.  Personally, I believe it doesn't work.  But these liberal republicans do.

[Shockwave]

I've said it on getbig since 2005 - A minimum wage does NOT work.   Economics majors can explain it better, I could explain it well back then.  It may work in small pockets, but the pressure streams elsewhere so the overall effect is a loss/flat.

Min wage doesn't work.   BUT it's not just libs who support it.   When asked if he supports the idea of a minimum wage, FL Gov Rick Scott said "Sure" then explained he just doesn't know what the right number is.

Mitt Romney, who calls himself severely conservative, supports a minumum wage HIKE:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/09/Defeated-Presidential-Nominee-Mitt-Romney-Supports-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Rick Santorum supports a minimum wage, and thinks it should be increased:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/12/Republicans-Prepare-Surrender-on-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Tim Pawlenty supports it - he's one of the strongest conservatives:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/30/pawlenty-says-gop-should-back-minimum-wage-hike/

Rob Portman supports increasing min wage:
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/sen_rob_portman_makes_anti-pov.html

Here are some more REPUBLICANS that signed a petition to RAISE THE MINUMUM WAGE:


Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)   Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)   Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)   Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)   Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)   Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)   Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)   Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)   Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)   Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)   Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)   Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)   Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)   Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)   Sen. John Thune (R-SD)   Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)   Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)   Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)   Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)   Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)   Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)   Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)   Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)   Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)   Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)   Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)   Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)   Rep. Candace Miller (R-MI)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)   Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)   Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)   Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)   Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)   Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)   Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)   Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH)   Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)   Rep. Frank Wolf (R-KY)   Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Adjusted for inflation, the real hourly minimum has dropped 33 centers per hour already, since that year.

View the letter in their own signatures, on the bush whitehouse.gov web archives.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060731122616/http:/www.house.gov/shays/news/2006/july/minimumwage.pdf

So maybe it's a liberal IDEA, but a whole lot of republicans - including some far-right voices, sure love the idea.  Personally, I believe it doesn't work.  But these liberal republicans do.

Wow, surprise, politicians say whatever they think voters want to hear.

[Coach is Back!]

I've said it on getbig since 2005 - A minimum wage does NOT work.   Economics majors can explain it better, I could explain it well back then.  It may work in small pockets, but the pressure streams elsewhere so the overall effect is a loss/flat.

Min wage doesn't work.   BUT it's not just libs who support it.   When asked if he supports the idea of a minimum wage, FL Gov Rick Scott said "Sure" then explained he just doesn't know what the right number is.

Mitt Romney, who calls himself severely conservative, supports a minumum wage HIKE:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/09/Defeated-Presidential-Nominee-Mitt-Romney-Supports-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Rick Santorum supports a minimum wage, and thinks it should be increased:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/12/Republicans-Prepare-Surrender-on-Minimum-Wage-Hike

Tim Pawlenty supports it - he's one of the strongest conservatives:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/04/30/pawlenty-says-gop-should-back-minimum-wage-hike/

Rob Portman supports increasing min wage:
http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/sen_rob_portman_makes_anti-pov.html

Here are some more REPUBLICANS that signed a petition to RAISE THE MINUMUM WAGE:


Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN)   Sen. John Boozman (R-AR)   Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC)
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)   Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)   Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)   Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)   Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)   Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)   Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT)   Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA)   Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)   Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)   Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)   Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)   Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL)   Sen. John Thune (R-SD)   Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)   Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA)   Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL)
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)   Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL)   Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL)   Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA)   Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Rep. John Duncan (R-TN)   Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA)   Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)   Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)   Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC)
Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA)   Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX)   Rep. Candace Miller (R-MI)
Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA)   Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)   Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX)
Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA)   Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL)   Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)   Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)   Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)   Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH)   Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY)   Rep. Frank Wolf (R-KY)   Rep. Don Young (R-AK)
Rep. Bill Young (R-FL)
The minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 since 2009. Adjusted for inflation, the real hourly minimum has dropped 33 centers per hour already, since that year.

View the letter in their own signatures, on the bush whitehouse.gov web archives.
http://web.archive.org/web/20060731122616/http:/www.house.gov/shays/news/2006/july/minimumwage.pdf

So maybe it's a liberal IDEA, but a whole lot of republicans - including some far-right voices, sure love the idea.  Personally, I believe it doesn't work.  But these liberal republicans do.

I don't give a shit who voted (Present) for it. It's a bad idea all the way around.

[Kazan]

problem is not the minimum wage.. its the PURE greed of corporate capitalist pigs...

Instead of upper management of a huge company making $19million/year + bonus....


cap the UPPER salaries and now the public corporations have to distribute the profits among the employees...


end of poverty, end of UBER rich nonsense...

Yeah its the capitalist pigs  An employee is paid commensurate with their skill set, simply "capping" (communist bullshit) the CEO's earnings doesn't mean the burger flipper is suddenly worth more. That's the great thing about jobs in America, you don't think you are being paid enough, look else where. If your skill set is worth more, you get paid more.

[Shockwave]

Yeah its the capitalist pigs  An employee is paid commensurate with their skill set, simply "capping" (communist bullshit) the CEO's earnings doesn't mean the burger flipper is suddenly worth more. That's the great thing about jobs in America, you don't think you are being paid enough, look else where. If your skill set is worth more, you get paid more.

Bingo.

Everyone wanma get paid the bug bucks but no one wanna put in the work to get dem skillz.

[240 is Back]

I don't give a shit who voted (Present) for it. It's a bad idea all the way around.

Actually, you DO give a shit, because in your post you singled out Liberals and liberal politicians.

Liberal politicians (libs in general) that want the minimum raised have zero clue on how business works. It's easy to spend other people's money.

You specifically made this thread to destroy liberals for their idiocy in supporting this idiotic idea that minimum wage works.

The truth is, like Amnesty, most Republicans support this terrible idea because they want to appeal to liberals.

[tonymctones]

Bwahaha. 

Shitty argument;  Even if the minimum wage were halved, this would still (continue to) happen.

so youre argument is to double down and increase the rate in which it happens?

BRILLIANT!!!!!

[240 is Back]

Charlie Crist wants to raise the FL minimum wage to 10.10, and it's not popular at all.  We have a very uneducated/lazy workforce, to put it mildly.  Most restaurants are terrible, stores are bad.  Kids on their phone instead of helping people, it's bad.

the problem isn't the wages, it's the performance ability of the workforce.  Many are not WORTH ten bucks an hour.  Any restaurant packed with ten employees who are WORTH 12 or 15 an hour - that place is jumping, business is amazing, cause that's so hard to find around here..

[Soul Crusher]

If liberal communists really wanted workers to take hom more $  - they could easily advocate lowering the FICA tax on min wage workers. 

[240 is Back]

If liberal communists really wanted workers to take hom more $  - they could easily advocate lowering the FICA tax on min wage workers. 

Are you saying those "repubs" listed above, supporting a raise in Min wage, are liberal communists too?

[Coach is Back!]

Are you saying those "repubs" listed above, supporting a raise in Min wage, are liberal communists too?

Maybe they support lowerinf the tax rates to offset the higher overhead costs so business can keep their profits. Uh oh..it's that business thing again that libs are inept about.!!!

[240 is Back]

Maybe they support lowerinf the tax rates to offset the higher overhead costs so business can keep their profits. Uh oh..it's that business thing again that libs are inept about.!!!

So when repubs yell they want to raise the minimum wage, it's okay, cause they want to lower tax rates? 

Or it is completely unacceptable for ANY politician to support a minimum wage?