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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I'm not arguing against raising the min wage. I just think doubling it nationally or more than doubling it if you take into account all the exceptions some states have, would be harmful to a lot of communities.
There is some level that you can raise a min wage to that you will put a lot people out of work. Is that a worthwhile trade off? I don't think it is, but maybe some do. I think it is a good thing to raise it up to that threshold, but you don't want to go too far past it. I think $15 is past that threshold in a lot of areas, and I don't really think it is a good thing to make some parts of the country non-viable to work and live in.
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I don't really think your conclusions are founded, but I also don't entirely understand what you're for... just that you're against $15 minimum wage nationally. Could you answer these questions to clear it up?
- Do you support a nationally mandated minimum wage, or do you prefer it is left to individual states?
- In the case of a nationally mandated minimum wage that was changing from the current state, what would you set it at and why?
- If you had two options (because, in many cases, that's kind of just what happens in politics), would you rather the minimum wage stay the same? or raise to $15? (again, hypothetically, "neither" not being an option)