esmith
Veteran Member
I read the below highlighted (my highlight) as advocating for the federal government to mandate minimum wages. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think so. How say you?Midnight Rain said: ↑
The federal government is the only way to ensure that people of the whole nation make a livable wage. 15 an hour isn't outrageous even in the boonies.MR was talking about the minimum wage, and I don't see whereas he stated or implied that this should be done across the aboard. However, raising the minimum wage to $15 would have the effect of enticing other businesses to raise their employee's wages to that level or maybe a bit beyond in order to keep their employees.
So saying that the federal government is the only way to ensure the whole nation makes a livable wage does not imply that the government will set a wage? What are they going to do beg companies to pay their workers more or maybe beg State governments to mandate livable wages? All I hear form liberals/progressives is that a livable wage is an increase of the minimum wage an saying "the only way to ensure people make a livable wage" is to mandate a livable wage. So spin this any way you wish to make your point but all you are doing is spinning.
So let's go to the source.
Midnight Rain did you mean to imply that the federal government should set a minimum wage/livable wage?