Quote:
Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
It's one thing for you to put words in my mouth but when you start imagining Justin's words it's just weird. He told you point blank he's not raising minimum wage because his own government told him it will cost jobs and not create the conditions required for a successful economy. That's pretty much the end of his reasoning. Anything else is just your weird take on things.
And yes it totally reasonable to suggest $15 will cost jobs. How many is something you can fill your boots discussing
|
I'm not sure what words I put in your mouth. But OMG!WTF, you're missing the point. Again.
You're talking about Canada. We're talking about Alberta. Trudeau is the Prime Minister, he deals with Canada federally. A federal minimum wage increase would be for every province. Not every province is in the same situation as Alberta. For a couple dollars a day you can live well above the poverty line in certain places in Africa, that does not mean the same holds true in Canada. The same is true for each province in Canada. They have their own situations.
Here's a nice little graph to compare the minimum wages between provinces as a fraction of the median full-time wage:
As you can see, the $15 an hour for Alberta, as shown by the red, works out to be still under 50% of the median income. That still puts it behind PE, NS, NB, and MB's current policies (the blue bars) and pretty much on par with NL, QC and ON. $15 dollars in Alberta is not that different from Prince Edward Island's current $10.50 minimum wage...and it's going up to $11.
The living wage in a place like Prince Edward Island is significantly less than Alberta. $15 an hour in Prince Edward Island would very likely put you well above the poverty line in that province. That's not the case for Alberta.