More money in the pockets of entry-level workers sounds great, but Rachel Greszler of the conservative Heritage Foundation argues that such workers, and the economy writ large, are hurt more than helped by increases in the minimum wage.
    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
      16·
      3 months ago

      Minimum wage never fulfilled its claimed goal. FDR had opportunities to make minimum wage a living wage but never did, the very next year minimum wage was raised to $0.30 per hour, still below a living wage.

        • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
          16·
          3 months ago

          Politics are gonna politic, and there’s always going to be someone against something, even if I’d seems like a no-brainer.

          If the intent was a living wage then why did FDR champion the $0.25 bill instead of the AFL backed $0.40 bill? He had veto proof majority for its passing. The politics was pretending minimum wage wage was intended to be a living wage.

            • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
              15·
              3 months ago

              Then why was he able to get it to $0.30 a year later or $0.40 in 1945?

              You still have not provided any supporting evidence that the minimum wage was intended to be a living wage, all you have is some guy said it so it must be true.

                • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
                  15·
                  3 months ago

                  Because negotiations can happen with any new legislation, and the US votes every 2 years to elect or re-elect members of congress. Therefore the political landscape can vary greatly within a 2 year span and it can be easier or harder with each congress to pass or amend certain laws. There are 7 years between 1938 and 1945, enough time for the political landscape to change multiple times.

                  This is a great example of why we need better education in this country. This is some constitution 101 shit.

                  I’m always impressed when ignorant people pretend they are experts. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 set minimum wage for 1938, 1939, and 1945.

                  And yes, I provided a direct quote from FDR saying as much. You just didn’t like it. We back to circling around things you don’t want to accept, Jimbo?

                  I haven’t circled back just noted that your only evidence that minimum wage was intended to be a living wage was from a claim by slimy politician and that you can’t provide any evidence to support his claim.