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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by wincy on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @02:06AM (#17965913)
I think it would fluctuate depending on the prices of strawberries. And if you spent all your money giving out the maximum possible wage and your crops failed you’d go out of business because you weren’t able to save money.
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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by candiodari on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @03:12AM (#17966180)
Exactly. This cannot work without forcing a whole range of products a LOT more expensive than they are.

That's a feature, not a bug.

But yes, the rest of society will become a LOT "poorer" (but still comfortable) for no more than a decent increase in the living standard of the working poor.

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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by oblio on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @04:23AM (#17966489)
Isn't that just going to plummet the demand for strawberries, thus completely wiping out those jobs?
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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by candiodari on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @08:16AM (#17967717)
If this is being done across the board, that won't be a problem.
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Re:Americans Want to Believe Jobs Are the Solution to Povert... by beamatronic on Wednesday September 12, 2018 @07:35PM (#17974551)
What I meant instead is if you divide up the profits per worker-hour, how much of a multiple would it be. 2x, 10x, etc.
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