trailing9 @ trailing9 @lemmy.ml

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Of course, if there is only support if you don't have a job then minimum wage makes sense.

But that support comes from taxes. I would prefer a society where everybody works so that taxes are low. Of course there must still be something that gives people the freedom to say no.

Having neither, it's the same as the saying about liberty and security. If you don't seek employment for all then you won't get minimum wage.

Let the people decide what a livable wage is. A bad job is better than no job. They can still refuse to work.

Of course, without new ideas, things don't change. Not the workers but the companies need a reason for full employment.

You can play if you want. Ask around for others who want to play and start a cooperative.

Because I am not convinced by their arguments. It makes sense if you accept a minimum of unemployed people. But why should society settle for that? Employ everybody and find another way to prevent wages from rising too high.

This sounds reasonable. Too bad that the post lost focus. I would love to know what others think about this.

There is the published figure and there is the actual number of unemployed people.

You rightfully point out that the figure is manipulated. I am talking about the actually unemployed people.

Policy and calculations don't matter if there is low unemployment. It's minimum wage that's gamed. Why fight that lost battle?

How do companies corner the job market?

Doesn't minimum wage support the cornering because new competitors cannot start with lower wages?

The focus should be on "Id pay you less but then you would quit”. Everything else is a weak position.

If there is no competition among stores, workers compete among each other. Though nobody complains because it's the weakest humans who won't find a minimum wage job. When there is a choice for the manager, they will pick the better worker.

Is it still a good deal for minimum wage workers? What should workers do with abusive managers? With minimum wage, there is no option to be willing to work for less but with better conditions.

What would be a fair way to manage wages without the need for unemployment?

Right. This is important to remember. I think my question is still valid because it's about the real rate and not the published figure.

Do you remember that wages rose when unemployment was low?

Why is there a need for minimum wage?

Edit: downvoters, what do you want? A high minimum wage job while many are unemployed? Why focus on minimum wage when you can have low unemployment and decent wages for everybody at the same time by reducing unemployment?

When trying the schedule, do you go to sleep at the same time or do you get up at the same time?

If it's just the universe, what would the universe want to experience? Should everybody live comfortably and kind of predictably or would the universe want to experience the maximally possible variance in life?

The 3.5 miles is the problem. That's a 7 miles roundrtip.

If only housing units could be packed more. If only we could compare prices with other countries.

Edit: could I get some feedback for the downvotes please? If we want cheap delivery, don't we need densely packed cities?

You joke but why don't we apply that human rights knowledge and integrate billionaires into society? Of course there are huge power issues. Why does this make dehumanization suddenly acceptable?

Instead of letting Forbes compile a list, what could be a good start for interactions?

Is racism the core, and not another layer of projections?

BTW, the meme comes with a brown person.

They are projecting. It would be nice if we as a society had enough resources to ask them what really makes them feel bad.

It is very regulated. Remove copyright protections and things will change instantly.

You could start with another post to lemmy and extend to the other sites that you visit.