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Old 03-19-2013, 08:15 PM  
GrantMercury
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This is ridiculous. Minimum wage is supposed to be for people just starting off in life. Teens working at McDonalds and shit. It's not supposed to be for people with kids and/or mortgage payments. The whole "parents can't afford to raise their children on minimum wage" argument is asinine. People shouldn't be having kids if they're making minimum fucking wage. America's so backwards. Lazy and stupid people want more money for menial jobs.
You're too dumb to get the point, apparently. The powers that be thank god for your lack of reasoning.

The point is, if the minimum wage had risen at the same rate as worker productivity it would be a hell of a lot higher than it is now. Productivity is way up. Corporate profits are way up. Corporate America has billions and they're largely sitting on it. The workers are not benefiting from this rise in productivity and profits. Who is?

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