Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid time off

Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti... by monero-xmr on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:12PM (#37269319)

It’s not that we don’t offer no paid time off. It’s that it’s not mandated federally (although some cities and states do).

A recent article in the NYT pointed out how the minimum wage is irrelevant now given the difficulty of hiring: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/business/economy/minimum-...

This is the argument the anti-minimum wagers have been saying forever. The going rate for workers will rise well above the minimum wage, and by having a high minimum wage you prevent people from getting on the economic ladder at all.

The lack of mandated paid time off means it is a benefit companies can provide. This attracts workers. I want most benefits to be negotiated this way, as well as the minimum wage eliminated.

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Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti... by lastitude on Friday August 25, 2023 @10:14PM (#37269330)

Everyone should be paid the federal minimum wage. No government employees should be allowed additional income from stocks, dividends, additional businesses, trusts, etc. That'll be the day minimum wage becomes a living wage.

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Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti... by Izkata on Friday August 25, 2023 @11:01PM (#37269575)

I gotta ask, was that phrasing intentional? Because I don't think it's usually used as part of a sentence, just standalone.

Idiom for anyone uncertain what I'm referring to: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/that%27ll_be_the_day

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Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti... by ghastmaster on Friday August 25, 2023 @11:20PM (#37269670)

As a native english speaker, I interpret it literally, "On the day no government employees... ...minimum wage becomes a living wage".

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Re:Why the US is one of only a few countries with no paid ti... by hgs3 on Saturday August 26, 2023 @12:24AM (#37269927)

You didn't address the OP's point. They are noting the effects of supply and demand. If there is a low-supply of workers and a high demand for them by employers, then employers are supposed to offer higher wages and benefits to compete for them. The problem is guest workers, outsourcing, and illegal aliens artificially raise the supply of workers which undercuts supply and demand. Mandating a minimum wage does not address the underlying problem.

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