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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
It is notable that you (and your cohorts) completely dodged the question. As you have every time I have brought it up.
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The reason I feel they deserve a wage that keeps them out of poverty is because if they are making the effort to make a positive contribution to society, not just by providing a service but also by being a taxpayer and consumer who is making a positive contribution to the economy, then there should be some benefit to that. I also believe that people should have the opportunity to get out of that situation. We can come up with all the grants and education programs in the world but at the end of the day people will still need to be able to afford the bare necessities to live while trying to improve their earning potential.
Now would you please explain what formula you are using to decide which jobs deserve and don't deserve a wage that does not keep them in poverty? While keeping in that there are a lot of unskilled labour jobs out there that already pay more than $15/hour.