Kevyn wrote:
If Bernie is elected his policies will be watered down by the house and senate. We will not get Medicare for all but we will see the ACA revitalized with a public option. We will see some college loan forgiveness and increased funding for public colleges and universities to reduce the burden on students, this will be the compromise from free college. There is a good chance that we will get some immigration reform with technology rather than a 14th century wall to protect our border and a fair and simpler legal immigration system that will reduce undocumented immigration, open borders have never been suggested. An increase in the minimum wage to a living wage will lift millions out of poverty and remove the corporate welfare where taxpayers support underpaid corporate workers. Bernie or any of the democrats running are the obvious choice over the criminal Cheeto faced Shitgibbon.
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There are just to many points in your post to debunk.
I'm curious about one...."minimum wage to living wage".
Currently minimum wage is around $12.00
How much is "living wage"?
I looked up nationwide averages
Internet, cable $132.
Trash $30
Water. $60
Electric $135
Car payment $532 (according to Experian)
Auto insurance $122.
Fuel/maintenance $430 (CNN)
Cell phone $114
Clothing $161
Food $345 (adult, less for a senior)
Mortgage payment $1029
Home insurance $70
Home/yard maintenance $100.
Entertainment $200.
Average Dental/Prescription/medical $395.
Personal hygiene (tooth paste/shampoo ect)/hair cuts $76.
Does "living wage" include cost of hobbies...wood working, dirt bike, snow skiing, fishing...?
How I arrived at "average monthly cost, Google. Some averages were from 2010-2020. Granted people can shop and save. Cost may be higher or lower depending on which state they live, their age, live rural....using a nationwide average is fair for this conversation.
If everyone on minimum wage went to "living wage" wouldn't they also have to pay $24. For a McDonald's lunch or "$75 for a pizza
All goods and services that rely on minimum wage would have huge price increases while auto's, homes would increase by there normal drivers.
The point, wouldn't the "living wage need to increase in order to keep up with "wage inflation "?
Seattle did this and I personally watched water front and near the water, established landmark businesses and restaurants, specialty shops drop like flys. Out of business because people are not willing to pay the "wage inflation " prices. Dozens of businesses went out in just a 10 block long by 4 block deep area. The greater Seattle area lost hundreds of businesses and now when driving by one sees vacancy signs, empty buildings everywhere.
Living wage regardless of the argument cannot sustain itself.
It's just math......
Jack