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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by baldfat on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:22AM (#18121946)
Are you saying your salary is based on keeping the working poor? OR are you saying you think corporations and their investors deserve a low wage workforce that the government will take care of with your tax dollars? I find no logical sense other then your mad that people can make money for WORKING.

When people make $15 an hour they will need less government assistance. This will take away from corporate's profits, which has gone through the roof without an salary bumps the last 40 years.

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by shawnz on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:29AM (#18122030)
I don't think they are saying anything like that. I think they are saying that a minimum wage increase would bring the lowest earners closer to the higher earners, rather than causing inflation across the board. So that's a good thing if you care about wealth inequality.
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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by baldfat on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @01:21PM (#18123680)
I think inflation is just what people on the conservative economic side like to always throw out. Inflation is the new Bogeyman - https://www.bworldonline.com/inflation-become-bogeyman/

Edit: After submitting for 1 minute The number one weapon against doing anything to help the working poor is that it will cause inflation. It's a hollow baseless argument.

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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by throwaway080383 on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @11:48AM (#18122745)
Yes, to be clear, I think raising the minimum wage and decreasing wealth inequality is a good thing, even if it marginally negatively affects me in the short term.
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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by meko on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @10:57AM (#18122265)
On hn you should always assume comments are in good faith and try to understand them from the best possible interpretation.
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Re:Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all US employees by baldfat on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @04:45PM (#18125546)
Well I am trying to see the best possible interpretation. What is the best possible interpretation.

I think the poster didn't think of what it meant besides what only affects himself. I have noticed that is where all discussion ends, but it really is implementing that his bottom line is negatively affected if the working poor get higher wages.

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