Obama Pushes for Higher Minimum Wage on Plant Tour

[Smith21]

Honestly bro I think you're splitting hairs. If you could afford $9.00 an hour i'm sure you could find someone who would be happy to work for you. If you want them to care that's a two way street that's hardly ever just based on money. Treat them well and if they don't seem to care replace them with someone who does.

When/if the new Min wage takes effect deal with it then. If the employee is worth a raise to $10 then by all means do it if not your not obligated to do anything.

i mean its not really spitting hairs we are talking a 160$ a month difference.. obviously ill figure it out. i just would prefer to pay someone more than minimum wage. Probably just do a commision based system.

[GoFins!]

I would want the person to care -it is very hard to find a minimum wage employee to care...

Minimum wage workers who are fluent in English are rarely worth minimum wage. The general attitude seems to be, "I'm only making minimum wage so I don't need to focus or work very hard." I've had much better luck with retired people looking to stay busy than young people.

A 18 to 30 year old can work circles around a 55-70 year old ... for about 10-15 minutes. After that they lose focus. By the end of an 8 hour shift the older person has done 3 to 4 times the work and higher quality work.

[GoFins!]

i mean its not really spitting hairs we are talking a 160$ a month difference...

But it's YOUR $160 a month. YOUR money is easy to spend. If everyone with Landshark's mentality just paid $80 more a month in taxes then the government could use that money to supplement the income of minimum wage earners! Heck, he seems like a good guy who's willing to spend his own money to help out the less fortunate. I bet he'd pay $160 a month to help out two struggling minimum wage earners!

[LandShark13]

But it's YOUR $160 a month. YOUR money is easy to spend. If everyone with Landshark's mentality just paid $80 more a month in taxes then the government could use that money to supplement the income of minimum wage earners! Heck, he seems like a good guy who's willing to spend his own money to help out the less fortunate. I bet he'd pay $160 a month to help out two struggling minimum wage earners!

Whoa now, If you read my scenario with any comprehension I stayed within Smiths guidelines and never once suggested he pay a dime more. Take your time and read carefully.

[GoFins!]

He said, "giving someone $8.00 an hour is a little easier than $10.00."

You accused him of splitting hairs and then suggested $9.00 if he could afford it.

How is $9.00 not more than $8.00?

If it's just splitting hairs then why can't you come up with the difference? Don't you want to actually do something to help someone else make more than minimum wage?

[MoFinz]

Exactly. The minimum wage pushes or exceeds $9.00 per hour in most of the markets as is. I live in one of the poorest states in the country, and our capital already has a minimum wage of $9.00. That and most companies pay more than that as is. Even the McDonald's down the street pays $8.00+, well over the minimum wage. Yet raising it is going to drive us into financial ruin? More partisan junk. If Obama said he found a cure for diabetes and he gave it to everyone, the righties would still blast him for not curing cancer instead...

Doesn't that kind of say it all?

[MoFinz]

Honestly bro I think you're splitting hairs. If you could afford $9.00 an hour i'm sure you could find someone who would be happy to work for you. If you want them to care that's a two way street that's hardly ever just based on money. Treat them well and if they don't seem to care replace them with someone who does.

When/if the new Min wage takes effect deal with it then. If the employee is worth a raise to $10 then by all means do it if not your not obligated to do anything.

Have you ever owned or ran a business? If you did, you would see how foolish this statement is.

[JamesBW43]

Doesn't that kind of say it all?

No

[MoFinz]

No

Yeah....we will wait for you to catch up though.

[JackFinfan]

Doesn't that kind of say it all?

Massachusetts & Connecticut are two of the top 5 richest states in the U.S. Minimum wage is 8.00 & 8.25, respectively. Doesn't that kind of say it all?