Minimum Wage

[kstar]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

I'd like proof that "most hospitals in OK" employ people below minimum wage - citations would be nice.

Also, I've explained already why singles who work at $5.25 are above the poverty line if they work full-time - it's only when you account for children or live-in spouses who are not employed that the issue starts. Also this is ALL taken BEFORE public aid, for purposes of definition. So . . . it appears that minimum wage is no death sentence (and yes, I'm walking you into this one).

You've written a lot, but you're not really proving anything - I'd like some support for your assertions.

That was a typo, it should read that most hospitals employ their unskilled staff AT MIN. WAGE, not under.

The thing is that most people who work for min. wage aren't single. After taxes, their take home pay does put them well under the poverty line.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by kstar

That was a typo, it should read that most hospitals employ their unskilled staff AT MIN. WAGE, not under.

The thing is that most people who work for min. wage aren't single. After taxes, their take home pay does put them well under the poverty line.

It's a few years old but... http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/542.html

The number of people not paying taxes continues to grow. Y'all keep talking about such and such "before taxes" but from where I'm standing, it looks like those folks probably aren't paying taxes anyway.

Taxes might be coming out of their paychecks (and the gov't is stealing what they could have earned had they saved or invested the money) but still they are receiving a full refund of taxes at year's end.

Edited because I left out three words...

[shinerbock]

Are you kidding? Now the Bush administration is the cause of rising milk prices, but he's obviously not the cause of job growth...This is ridiculous.

Minimum wage kills small business. You can't have it both ways. People should work for the MARKET VALUE of their services. In addition, its obviously wrong to say that all people deserve more than the current minimum wage. If you don't believe me, lets go to Wendy's and then we'll decide.