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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by flamedoge on Thursday July 13, 2017 @09:50PM (#14766826)
Ah, so either take the risk or get taxed? Kind of bold.
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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by NTDF9 on Friday July 14, 2017 @06:10AM (#14768718)
It's basically a choice between:

1. Hire more people and get a tax break

2. Innovate and hire less people and have smaller payrolls

Both are win-win for companies and customers and employees.

Today, it is just point 2.

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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by refurb on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:14AM (#14770405)
Man oh man could you ever game a tax like that. Start a small company and hire your own family at minimum wage would be cheaper than just paying the tax.

That would introduce a ton of perverse incentives.

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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by NTDF9 on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:47AM (#14770695)
>> That would introduce a ton of perverse incentives.

That will also solve the unemployment problem and incentivize people to start small businesses. The family members will also have a choice between working minimum wage for their own business or seek a higher paying job, pushing wages higher and higher.

Sounds good to me.

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