New York approves $9 minimum wage

[Liquid]

The elitism in this thread is crazy. A lot of us actually think we are special or better than cashiers\fast food workers when actually, we're not..

Most of the population is average at best, and in order for the economy to function properly, you need to have people working as cashiers\janitors etc.

But on the flipside, these jobs need to provide a livable wage so that those people have some type of quality of life, which is just simply the socially responsible thing to do....

I agree with your post, but $9 in NYC is not a livable wage. I do somewhat shyt on people who refuse to live and then complain about their living situation. One of my friends out here now works for ROTOROOTER :silvaugh: but is going to be bringing home 60K a year...in GEORGETOWN, KY. Its a dirty job, but even he had to drop that "I'm too good to do this" attitude and as a result gets a shyt load (pun?) of overtime. I understand SOME can't move, but many CHOOSE not to. I DID, MOST CAN. GTFO if your living situation is not what you want it to be and make another plan.

Not everyone is bringing in that PAPER like @88m3 is

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

The cost of living rises with wage increases... that wont work.

there's a lot more that goes into the cost of living then wages. our median income has stayed basically the same for a long time, but the cost of living has still gone up. That won't work either.

 

[ManBearPig]

9 dollars isn't enough.. a step in the right direction though

i'm sure we dont have to work at jobs that give thier workers minimum wage.

those minimum wage jobs are really for high schooler or college students anyway... and for Mexicans that can't work anywhere else beside those bogus factory places. If you are in you're 30's bagging groceries at your local grocery store then thats your call.

 

[Mr swag]

There shouldn't even be a minimum wage to begin with. Employers should be able to pay whatever they want. If prospective employees can't agree with their wages then they should seek another job with more favorable wages. There shouldn't be any government involvement in this.

This is a legit point at 9 but not at 7.25

 

[RicanFury]

u kno shyt is fukked up when you heard ppl saying they was gonna quit their job to work in fast food if they got the 15/hr rate they wanted

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

I know this doesn't affect the Coli IT Ballas Coalition but since we're talking about wages and finances......

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[CrimsonTider]

The cost of living rises with wage increases... that wont work.

Link?

 

[Rawtid]

That's what I'm saying bro, a fukking steak costs 14$ that more than an hour worth of labor for one meal!

A bag of beans is $2 and a lb of rice is $3 and you can eat for weeks on that. Some people can't eat steak but they can still eat.

 

[Rice N Beans]

get ready for apartments and food prices to skyrocket

I don't think you understand how the economy works

If lazy CEOs didn't pay themselves 1000% more than the people who do the more intensive work then it'd be possible.

 

[Tommy Fits]

I agree with your post, but $9 in NYC is not a livable wage. I do somewhat shyt on people who refuse to live and then complain about their living situation. One of my friends out here now works for ROTOROOTER :silvaugh: but is going to be bringing home 60K a year...in GEORGETOWN, KY. Its a dirty job, but even he had to drop that "I'm too good to do this" attitude and as a result gets a shyt load (pun?) of overtime. I understand SOME can't move, but many CHOOSE not to. I DID, MOST CAN. GTFO if your living situation is not what you want it to be and make another plan.

Not everyone is bringing in that PAPER like @88m3 is

What's wrong with sewer cleaning I come from a family of sewer cleaners. My old man owned his own sewer cleaning business, he had a non work related accident in 97 so he had to sell his business but up until that point was making 100k a year and was able to buy a house on LI because of it. My cousin was in Sewer Cleaning and was pushing a hummer and bought a house in Howard Beach. Sewer cleaning is good money and no student loan debt with it either.

 

[Liquid]

What's wrong with sewer cleaning I come from a family of sewer cleaners. My old man owned his own sewer cleaning business, he had a non work related accident in 97 so he had to sell his business but up until that point was making 100k a year and was able to buy a house on LI because of it. My cousin was in Sewer Cleaning and was pushing a hummer and bought a house in Howard Beach. Sewer cleaning is good money and no student loan debt with it either.

I am not saying anything bad about it, I just made that face because he is literally dealing with shyt.

Hell I've thought about it myself when I couldn't find a decent job after Amazon

NYC should force landlords to offer 3 year leases @ the current rate offered to help families. I hate control like that, but it protects the residents.

 

[Rarely-Wrong Liggins]

People always use the argument if you raise the cost of minimum wage the price of goods will rise as well. The price of goods will rise anyway as they have been doing for decades without a corresponding increase in wages. Auto workers have had their pay nearly halved yet the price of a new car steadily increases annually.

 

[Mr swag]

If lazy CEOs didn't pay themselves 1000% more than the people who do the more intensive work then it'd be possible.

No it's not

Unemployment will be like 60 to 70% ask France

 

[DEAD7]

If lazy CEOs didn't pay themselves 1000% more than the people who do the more intensive work then it'd be possible.

 

[Rice N Beans]

@ you thinking being a CEO is some excruciating work. The CEO position is just a small pool amongst top companies, and is entirely reliant on other people doing your work. You can completely blow up a company as a CEO and you will get picked right back up as a CEO. The lower your position the less likely you'll even get another job.

I've gone to a good high school. I've spoken to a few CEO dads from that and they told me all similar stories. Will I believe a poster who feels it isn't so or do I believe an actual CEO?