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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
I guess all the money patrons were spending at that restaurant(or any business) that closed down will simply go under their mattress. There's no chance they would spend that money at other businesses. Since there's no chance of that, then by default there would be no chance of those other businesses seeing growth and creating new jobs. No chance any of that happens at all. I guess the only thing we know for certain is that raising the minimum wage can't possibly have good benefits that outweigh the bad.
I find it interesting how people seem to try to justify their argument by creating a timeline of events and then stopping as soon as it's convenient for their argument.
Phase 1- raise minimum wage
Phase 2- employer goes out of business, employees can't work there anymore
Phase 3- ???? (What happens then? Armageddon? Zombie apocalypse?)
As opposed to
Phase 1- Maintain current minimum wage
Phase 2- ?????
Phase 3- Profit! (For employers)
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But I dont think anyone here is arguing for the abolition of minimum wage, just that massive jumps arent good, healthy or productive.
Nor are they going to fix the problem we're told these are solutions for.
In addition to which we're arguing against a policy being introduced by a Government that has jacked up every tax they could get their hands on and then invented a few new ones on top of it all while not having the slightest clue as to what they're doing or the consequences thereof.
They're treating our economy like a dog treats a chew toy and telling us that if we dont like it we're cold and uncaring.
At some point any system reaches capacity and cant continue.
As I've made very clear many, many times, the economy isnt a bag of tricks that you can pull rabbits out of, it isnt magic, its about slow steady growth and you can even make the claim that we expect perpetual growth and that isnt going to work either.
The point of the matter is that at the moment our current Government(s) are comprised of idiots more concerned about optics and fantasies (Social Licenses anyone? Available at any corner store) than they are about realities.
And if you dont believe that raising minimum wage, raising taxes and bloodying the Albertan economy is the best course of action for all concerned then you're not 'with us' and as such you are the terrorists.
"Get 'em!!"
Thats my major issue. We have people saying that if you have a problem with raising minimum wages and taxes then you hate Immigrants and Poor people.
And thats just not true, I just know when someone's 'good idea' is in reality ridiculous, uneducated bull-plop.