Kevyn

Many small businesses such as grocery stores and other parts of the food industry are complaining about a lack of workers. We also have a number of refugees fleeing war violence and political persecution in other parts of the world. Why not get these people temporary work permits while they wait for asylum hearings and match them to these jobs? They can then support their families and contribute to our nation and communities.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

And what, let them come in here and take our jobs ?

Kevyn

How exactly are they going to take your job?

MatthewlovesAyn Loc: Ohio

Much as I h**e posting to any thread started by K, the major problem with his premise is that it just takes too darn long to train them. Much of the lack of help is in the service industry. I'll give an example. A friend of mine owns a Subway in a resort town. They are open 6 months a year, 24 hours a day during peak. In prior years, he would have 14 people staffing the place. Now it is half that. Two of them are Bulgarians who (after three years) are finally adept enough in English and our monetary system to make tolerable employees. He has tried two Jamaicans, and two Columbians so far this summer. In a high volume work environment, their struggles with language and money are too much to bear. He now has to steal other employees from the area and pay $2-3 more per hour to attract them. Your sandwich price just went up. The problem (as usual) is government policy. When you pay someone $300 a week more than they are worth in the workplace to stay home, why in the world would they go to work? As soon as that ends, there will be plenty of American workers fulfilling the available positions.

DaWg44

Milusia, I am surprised that you of all people would challenge the wisdom of any comment made by Kevina.

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

Stomp your meth pipe.

Michael Rich Loc: Lapine Oregon

Your sarcasm is noted.

Because we know you're a kevYYn Jr who prefers unbathed people handling your fudgie wudgie bars.

DASHY

Most help wanted signs in my town are on the windows of restaurants trying to come alive. It should not take much training to show a new worker how to prep the salad bar or ask the customer if he wants mustard or mayo on his ham sandwich. If a better hourly rate is being offered, more applicants will show up. Government policy plays a roll. It might be time to take a closer look at increasing the minimum wage.

MatthewlovesAyn Loc: Ohio

The minimum wage should be abolished. It was conceived in r****m and works towards that goal every day. Do some research. See what the percentage of employees earning minimum wage is. Look at the business closures in cities that implement $15 minimum wage. Look at the history of black unemployment before and after the advent of the minimum wage. It's immoral.
https://youtu.be/iTcsv-ght3U

DASHY

It is worth noting a viewer's comment on the YouTube video supporting your reason for opposing the minimum wage idea in America. "Bangladesh is not the richest country in the history of the planet."

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

You contradict yourself. In one breath you state, "It should not take much training to show a new worker how to prep the salad bar or ask the customer if he wants mustard or mayo on his ham sandwich," suggesting that the work is low-sk**led. Then in the next breath you want to increase the minimum wage for something that is low-sk**led and as you state, "should not take much training..."

Which is it slick? You can't have it both ways.

Milosia2 Loc: Cleveland Ohio

Just sayin, before florio got to it.

DASHY

Raising the minimum wage is the motivation of government to help low-sk**led, low-paid workers move above the poverty level and get off the government welfare support system. Minimum wage of $7.25/hr. has not been increased since 2009. Cost of living has continued to rise every year. Another program that keeps rising in cost to taxpayers every year is the popular Earned Income Tax Credit, a welfare program that aims to fill the gap between actual take-home pay and actual living costs. In year 2020, about 25 Million workers received about $62 Billion in EITC. Workers in the wealthiest country on earth should not have to rely on government support to pay for basic costs of living.

Parky60 Loc: People's Republic of Illinois

How many times do you have to be told that minimum wage jobs and EIC are not meant to be careers?

DaveZ

You are so absolutely correct. That is the biggest problem with the minimum wage turmoil and I blame it all on left leaning mis information by the government. The age of minimum wage requirements for so called e******y in compensation has long passed. That being said the fact that it is still there is strongly misunderstood. It is not there to provide a wage to raise a family or as a career. No, it’s for entry level positions for young people just entering the workforce. Now because employers are forced to pay outrageous hourly wages for low sk**led employees young people have low or no opportunity for part time or summer jobs. Also now that unrealistic wages are forced upon business owners staffing is cut to low levels and the service or goods produced increases accordingly. Don’t believe me, go take a ride through the drive through at any fast food chain. Everything’s gone up at least 25%.