dabaers Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Currently where I live the minimum wage is $7.50 an hour. Recently, people have been protesting for a higher minimum wage, as high as $15 an hour. I would appreciate all of your thoughts c: Edit: 7.50 in current United States of America dollars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.G.B. Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 minimum wage is ~9 where i am iirc, I think its fine pay for a teen but i couldnt live on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Short Circuit Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 $11 in Ontario c: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabaers Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 $11 in Ontario c: 11 canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G What ™ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 11 canadian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spicy Ham Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Depends on how old you are in Australia It's like $8.50 if you're 15 and heaps more if you're 18 or 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabaers Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 Its a serious question. MGB didn't specify so I was hoping Short Circuit would... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitteh #Everybodys Friend Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 $7.40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The G What ™ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Its a serious question. MGB didn't specify so I was hoping Short Circuit would... It's very unlikely a Canuck would measure his wages in American dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarium Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 $11 in Ontario c: yus c: 11 canadian? of course, since its in Canada it'd be 11 canadian... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin the Chicken God Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 it should vary based on age $7.50 is plenty for a high school student, chances are its only going into college however with the much smaller job market more people are having to work entry level positions, and $7.50 isnt a livable amount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjjon123 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Raising it drastically to 15 would screw alot of people and small businesses over. Trust me, you dont want to just *double* minimum wage. It would do much more harm than good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 You can't simply increase the minimum wage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F CHARLIE Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I heard a story today about a mall that is in two cities with different wage levels for each. The lower side gets mostly drug users etc and is always at risk of losing decent employees (factoring out location, type of work and you are left wages and work flexibility to compete with). A manager in the lower side reported it made his job hard because owners didnt allow him to offer higher wages. On the higher paying side one owner liked thier employee situation a lot and even gave percent of profit bonus to employees although not as much as before as thier margin was smaller. The wage needs to be uniformly higher so more of the earning base at the lower end can have a disposable income or cover cost of living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gent♥ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 £5.03 for an 18 year old over in Britain.Could be better, sure, but thing could ALWAYS be better. You have to be happy with what's satisfactory.People who are always looking for better never appreciate what they have :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabaers Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 The wage needs to be uniformly higher so more of the earning base at the lower end can have a disposable income or cover cost of living. Most Americans living below the government-set poverty line have a washer and/or a dryer, as well as a computer. More than 80 percent have air conditioning. More than 80 percent also have both a landline and a cell phone. Nearly all have television and a refrigerator. Most Americans living below the official poverty line also own a motor vehicle and have more living space than the average European -- not Europeans in poverty, the average European. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossy Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I heard a story today about a mall that is in two cities with different wage levels for each. The lower side gets mostly drug users etc and is always at risk of losing decent employees (factoring out location, type of work and you are left wages and work flexibility to compete with). A manager in the lower side reported it made his job hard because owners didnt allow him to offer higher wages. On the higher paying side one owner liked thier employee situation a lot and even gave percent of profit bonus to employees although not as much as before as thier margin was smaller. The wage needs to be uniformly higher so more of the earning base at the lower end can have a disposable income or cover cost of living. dude i love public radio remember the pretzel lady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBC2SNIPER1 Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 10.25 where I live in Canadian, may get bumped up to ~13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F CHARLIE Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Raising it drastically to 15 would screw alot of people and small businesses over. Trust me, you dont want to just *double* minimum wage. It would do much more harm than good. You can't simply increase the minimum wage. It can be if preceded with stimulus aimed at the lower income part of the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimes Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 It can be if preceded with stimulus aimed at the lower income part of the economy. Like anything, it's pretty much just supply and demand. Increasing population creates higher demand for jobs, which means lower wages. It's just not sustainable for a country to "double" minimum wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slocumruls Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 most places in the U.S. are above the Federal Minimum but realistically minimum wage jobs have never and likely will never pay enough to "live on" as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F CHARLIE Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 Like anything, it's pretty much just supply and demand. Increasing population creates higher demand for jobs, which means lower wages. It's just not sustainable for a country to "double" minimum wages. Its also not feasable to have 60% of your labor force expierience wage decline for a 30+ year period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punishment_Fatal Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 My job pays like $2.50 + lunch (which is like ~$3) for working 20 minutes during my lunch break (and I only get to work for 20 minutes per day and only work 2 days in a week). It's a sad day ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabaers Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 My job pays like $2.50 + lunch (which is like ~$3) for working 20 minutes during my lunch break (and I only get to work for 20 minutes per day and only work 2 days in a week). It's a sad day ;-; You get paid 2.50 and lunch for working 20 minutes a day, two days a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gent♥ Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 You get paid 2.50 and lunch for working 20 minutes a day, two days a week? Is that ACTUALLY a job, or are you just helping out at Grandma's house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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