Re:Seattle's minimum wage may actually cost restaurant workers
by bryanlarsen on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @07:06AM
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Exactly. It's not lethal because of state & community support. But state support for the employed is just a subsidy for the employer. It's better to have them be fully unemployed on state support so they can look for better jobs, improve their education or start a micro-business.
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Re:Seattle's minimum wage may actually cost restaurant workers
by grondilu on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:11AM
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> But state support for the employed is just a subsidy for the employer.
I'm not sure what you're talking about. You are not supposed to receive state support while being employed.
Re:Seattle's minimum wage may actually cost restaurant workers
by scarface74 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @12:34PM
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That's exactly what the EITC is. The main benefit is that it's a direct subsidy by the government instead of burdening businesses with paying people above what a free market demands.
From a political standpoint. It's also a lot easier for people to support. You have to work to receive it and it's been popular in both Republican and Democratic administrations. I can't speak for the current one. I don't think Trump has any core set of beliefs.
Re:Seattle's minimum wage may actually cost restaurant workers
by tarboreus on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @11:43AM
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Over 60% of government benefits go to the employed. Walmart has built a whole business model around this, giving workers information on collecting government benefits, which is essentially a huge government subsidy for Walmart and similar businesses.