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25. "you're not supposed to be able to raise a family of four on your minimum wage job"

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 02:45 PM

Jul 2013

People aren't trying to do this by choice. Too many better-than-minimum wage jobs have evaporated.

If $15 an hour is "too much" for burger flippers, how much is "too much" for corporate CEOs?

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$15/hr for flipping burgers - are you flipping kidding me? [View all] Tripper11 Jul 2013 OP

Why argue with morons who think vehement reassertion of their position is an argument for it? bemildred Jul 2013 #1

That is so exactly what their position is. LisaLynne Jul 2013 #6

The reason is that that is what you got for flipping burgers in 1965--in today's dollars n/t eridani Jul 2013 #2

eggzactly! frylock Jul 2013 #22

What a blowhard BeyondGeography Jul 2013 #3

That's what these pgr Jul 2013 #4

But they are special snowflakes who deserve more than others! LisaLynne Jul 2013 #7

Hmm... to unemployed job seekers, $15 is good pay. Quantess Jul 2013 #17

that would be great pay for me fizzgig Jul 2013 #50

$15/hr is an Tien1985 Jul 2013 #57

Let's follow this argument, shall we? DetlefK Jul 2013 #5

+1 HiPointDem Jul 2013 #51

Do they know what happens when the 'heavy hand' of the government comes down a business? randome Jul 2013 #8

This article is a good example of the sort of arguments RWers use LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #9

That part jumped out at me, too. Quantess Jul 2013 #10

I totally agree. LuvNewcastle Jul 2013 #13

Then if that's the case, then the CEOs of these .... socialist_n_TN Jul 2013 #11

Why even post this Tea Fucker? demwing Jul 2013 #12

another right wing moron that believes that working like a dog Javaman Jul 2013 #14

At $15 per hour many employees will be replaced by robots AngryAmish Jul 2013 #15

We already have automated checkouts in Northern Ontario ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #21

That's why I never go through those laundry_queen Jul 2013 #23

Those self-checkouts are a godsend RebelOne Jul 2013 #37

Companies count on people like you laundry_queen Jul 2013 #58

Minimum wage was never going to be doubled with the wave of a wand. Orsino Jul 2013 #24

Yes, great point Yo_Mama Jul 2013 #26

When the 1% no longer needs humans for cheap labor abortion will be mandatory tularetom Jul 2013 #53

Let an old person explain it you HockeyMom Jul 2013 #16

I'm younger than you but still old enough to appreciate how good it used to be. Quantess Jul 2013 #18

$8 in 1971 is equivalent to about $46.01 now. PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #29

You need to clarify your point, please. (no text) Quantess Jul 2013 #61

Just out curiosity, where in Queens did you live? badtoworse Jul 2013 #36

Middle Village HockeyMom Jul 2013 #59

I grew up in Flushing, north of Kissena Park badtoworse Jul 2013 #63

$8/hr was a decent amount of money in 1971. Minimum wage was $1.60. I hear you on the costs HiPointDem Jul 2013 #52

Secretary HockeyMom Jul 2013 #60

Well then, Dori.... PD Turk Jul 2013 #19

Dori Monson Dyedinthewoolliberal Jul 2013 #20

"you're not supposed to be able to raise a family of four on your minimum wage job" winter is coming Jul 2013 #25

That's how it used to work Politicalboi Jul 2013 #27

This makes some sense. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #28

I was just thinking along these lines... one_voice Jul 2013 #35

End of Unions HockeyMom Jul 2013 #40

I know what you're saying. MrSlayer Jul 2013 #47

There are many adults working in the burger places who have family and aren't able southernyankeebelle Jul 2013 #30

If minimum wage had kept up with inflation, Ilsa Jul 2013 #31

Around $11/hour. PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #34

In the late '50s, it was $1 an hour and I worked for that. RebelOne Jul 2013 #38

Yes in 1956 it was $1/hour... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #39

the gap between wages and cost of living today is much much wider than in the 50's. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #42

That's interesting. I thought I heard of other estimates, Ilsa Jul 2013 #44

If you run into any other estimates showing how they were calculated please post them. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #45

I will, but I think I heard Thom Hartmann quoting them. Ilsa Jul 2013 #46

Note some people have been linking the minimum wage to productivity... PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #48

I don't understand why this is such a big deal. sgtbenobo Jul 2013 #32

This post is trolling for reactions. TeamPooka Jul 2013 #33

I immediately stopped listening to his show as soon as I heard this garbage come out of his mouth. liberal_at_heart Jul 2013 #41

Many more skilled jobs are barely above minimum wage these days Marrah_G Jul 2013 #43

Unskilled kid jobs should should pay unskilled wages.... ileus Jul 2013 #49

I'm so sick of the "why stop there" argument. napoleon_in_rags Jul 2013 #54

'Your masochism is nothing to be proud of,' is how I'd respond to closeupready Jul 2013 #55

Wanna bet he gets paid more than $15 an hour to spew that garbage? think Jul 2013 #56

Dori doesn't realize those jobs HAVE become a career jmowreader Jul 2013 #62