Minimum Wage

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It really isn't that hard to end up homeless... This is the scenario that happened to the lady who bought the house across the street from me:

This would be an example of the type of person who is homeless in the interim but can get back through social service programs.

Some of you make it sound so easy, but the economists still report that 80-90% (depending on which report you read) of Americans are one paycheck away from bankruptcy.. meaning, if they lost their jobs, within one paycheck, they'd be drowning.

This right here is why I would like more social service programs to teach people how to sacrifice and save. There are options before you get to the point where you're drowning. Too many people say, "I could NEVER live like that." We're more resilient than we give ourselves credit for. Certainly not everyone will be living ultra-comfortably, but they will be ok.

That said, I see both sides of the "raising minimum wage" issue.

And you go on to talk about jobs. But the bottom line is raising minimum wage pushes up costs. I can understand raising minimum wage with inflation, but there's no way to raise minimum wage and not affect cost of living.

Also, the services and assistance that are available to people varies greatly from state to state, so you can't assume that someone who can get public assistance in your state can get it in another state. If you do not have children in Michigan, there is no public assistance.

That doesn't sound right, but I don't have time right now to go research it. It's true that some states are a bit more free with their money than others, but you also have to factor in non-profit services. There's always a way.

The job placement agencies are totally overwhelmed.

Where did you find this fact?