Conservative opinions on subminimum wage are mixed, but some advocates are optimistic that the new administration will continue working to phase it out.

Conservative opinions on subminimum wage are mixed, but some advocates are optimistic that the new administration will continue working to phase it out.

  • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    1 day ago

    Or just give them basic income and don’t reduce benefits. Consumers with money to spend is good for the economy, it’s good for jobs, it’s good for wages.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      1 day ago

      I mean…

      Yeah?

      We should also have peace on Earth and good will to all.

      But that’s outside the scope of the current discussion.

      Which is that while on the surface getting rid of the exception is a good thing, if you know the situation it’s the opposite. Which is why when I see it brought up I clarify.

      If the topic was UBI, I’d be saying the same stuff you are.

      Hell, I’m a disabled vet. I have free healthcare and my monthly payment is pretty much UBI, since it’s military I can earn as much as I can from employment without worry. I know for a fact how little it takes to drastically improve standard of living and I want everyone to have what I do now.

      That’s just outside the scope of the current discussion