I just had this conversation with someone and we live in a rural area.
They were complaining about the locally owned store and how hard on them it'd be. Here is my point.
Those stores staff 1 person for 8 hours 5 days a week. During some busier times they may staff more. In most cases this is equal to a $2-$3 an hour raise. Which means it'll cost that business owner about $24 dollars extra a day.
Look if this business can't afford $24 a day to give their employees a livable wage, the issue is not the wage. The business is failing, the model is failing, and the community is failing to support them.
Oppressing the wage won't keep a failing business from failing.
If we want to keep local businesses open there are better, much better, ways to do. From community driven fundraising programs, to government subsidies and tax breaks.
Oppressing wages is the absolute worst way to do it, and also one of the least effective ways, because it's taking money out of the very hands of people who would spend money on those businesses.
Everyone thinks that prices of goods are going to increase SOOOO much. In reality most of our goods come from a few multinational companies that claim prices of goods will increase because WhEre eLSe will the money come from.
How about the ceo's multi million dollar bonus package. Or any of the other c-suite execs. They lie to hoard the wealth. They could get paid half and still be more rich than 90% of pop.
Local businesses is harder to say that for, but if your business model doesn't work and can't pay people lovable wages, then rethink it or maybe it's just not a good business for where you are.
piggydancer on January 16th, 2021 at 02:22 UTC »
I just had this conversation with someone and we live in a rural area.
They were complaining about the locally owned store and how hard on them it'd be. Here is my point.
Those stores staff 1 person for 8 hours 5 days a week. During some busier times they may staff more. In most cases this is equal to a $2-$3 an hour raise. Which means it'll cost that business owner about $24 dollars extra a day.
Look if this business can't afford $24 a day to give their employees a livable wage, the issue is not the wage. The business is failing, the model is failing, and the community is failing to support them.
Oppressing the wage won't keep a failing business from failing.
If we want to keep local businesses open there are better, much better, ways to do. From community driven fundraising programs, to government subsidies and tax breaks.
Oppressing wages is the absolute worst way to do it, and also one of the least effective ways, because it's taking money out of the very hands of people who would spend money on those businesses.
unofficialrobot on January 16th, 2021 at 02:52 UTC »
Everyone thinks that prices of goods are going to increase SOOOO much. In reality most of our goods come from a few multinational companies that claim prices of goods will increase because WhEre eLSe will the money come from.
How about the ceo's multi million dollar bonus package. Or any of the other c-suite execs. They lie to hoard the wealth. They could get paid half and still be more rich than 90% of pop.
Local businesses is harder to say that for, but if your business model doesn't work and can't pay people lovable wages, then rethink it or maybe it's just not a good business for where you are.
grizzleg99 on January 16th, 2021 at 04:53 UTC »
I'm on board with the $15 minimum wage, but it's hilarious that y'all think restaurant owners have private jets