Capitalism and the slow collapse of the USA

[j_garcia]

I saw $7.25 in some places so not real sure where I'm going with that one. California's is $16.50 for minimum wage. I remember about five years ago a place or people were asking to move it to $20. That was crazy back then. Before the Ford strike some of those people were making the same wage as I, and I didn't have to pay union dues LOL. I believe they settle on a 25% increase over a 3-4 year period. So guess I'm confused what the merit of a minimum wage is if in some places it's still $7.25 LOL Let alone if the employer could even find employees.

Minimum wage is $20 for food service workers here already.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Minimum wage is $20 for food service workers here already.

I hope waiters/waitresses are not at $20 hour + tips.

 

[dlaloum]

Why there's a minimum wage.

There was a time, in Australia, when the Unions were strong, that the minimum wage was defined as the minimum living wage, for a man to support a wife and children at a minimum decent living standard.

That is what the minimum wage should be defined by a "Living wage" - if the wage is so low it cannot be lived on, then it is not a wage, it is the support cost to maintain your slaves/serfs.

 

[Tankini]

There was a time, in Australia, when the Unions were strong, that the minimum wage was defined as the minimum living wage, for a man to support a wife and children at a minimum decent living standard.

That is what the minimum wage should be defined by a "Living wage" - if the wage is so low it cannot be lived on, then it is not a wage, it is the support cost to maintain your slaves/serfs.

It seems that way, don't We all work for the man? Rich or poor, paying electric, water property taxes etc? We All in this modern age are slaves to the power and water companies.