goferking (he/him) @ goferking0 @lemmy.sdf.org

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The only problem with that is there's so much work people consider unimportant that is absolutely vital, just not what people want to do.

Like fast food workers during school hours

No you can't understand why anyone would want the federal level to be raised instead of relying on states to do it.

Then can't show why you say min wage has to be tied to poorest state.

And gets angry at everyone pointing out why that's a bad idea.

So yeah I'm the one who needs to learn to read...

Thank you for finally admitting you don't know what you've been arguing about this entire time.

This entire time you've been arguing only the state min wage should be increased/should only be equal to Arkansas.

And as all the evidence shows 17 isn't enough.

So again please show where min wage can only be equal to col in the poorest state

It should be, which is why it's so odd you're so against raising it, but it's not it's just the minimum any state can pay.

Which is why states can be higher than federal.

So again cite where it says it has to be tied or have anything to do with the cost of living in the poorest state.

Please please cite anywhere saying that's how it's set.

but random economics person says that the only way to keep certain businesses going!

At this point I don't think they want to understand anything other than high wages bad

Or you could actually cite them as they're apparently the entire basis for wanting to low ball workers

Which doesn't matter as the federal one is the one being discussed and what the states can't go under.

Seriously get that course refunded

That’s because you keep writing minimum wage as if there’s one.

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage

At this point I can't understand if you're being willfully ignorant of the fact that is the minimum wage in America, under the flsa law, or you need to get your money back for that economics class.

Or used in woodworking or forging subs.

Yes I know and they continue to miss the point of the mining wage as the floor for the entire country.

And also ignores every source I've brought in...

Which is why it's so odd how against you are at actually raising it to a proper level...

I wish I could live in your world where the corporate jobs paid more to keep people off snap or other assistances.

But again just shows how much our nation is failing us when that is used to prevent helping get people out of poverty.

Too bad too many don't consider minimum wage as something that should be a living wage

Because federal is the floor all the states need to be at or above. Or because states are just arbitrary boundaries in the nation.

Why are you so against anything other than it should barely be above the worst state(s)?

And if for a living wage you wouldn't be saying 17 since that's still too low in your example of Arkansas

https://livingwage.mit.edu/states/05

That would have made a much better headline

Or simply because it's not pure free market so should get removed completely.

They seem really in favor of just removing gov protections

I'd argue you're the one who needs more courses on economics but considering how varied the courses and reasoning in economics can be that's slightly pointless. Then again wonder which you took if arguing we should be racing to bottom with wages. MIT puts it best by saying min wage should be a living wage not just poverty level:

https://livingwage.mit.edu/

Then there's the fact it would be in 20 dollars rage by simply being tied to inflation:

https://cepr.net/publications/correction-this-is-what-minimum-wage-would-be-if-it-kept-pace-with-productivity/

Finally increasing it would actually help marginalized groups

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/raising-the-minimum-wage-would-be-an-investment-in-growing-the-middle-class/