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  1. We're trying to improving working conditions and pay.

  2. We're trying to reduce the numbers of hours a person has to work.

  3. We talk about the end of paid work being mandatory for survival.

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"I worry that the path to a skilled trade can be compromised when you offer an artificially high wage for, I hate the expression, but an unskilled job." ~ Mike Rowe (www.foxbusiness.com)
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The host of Dirty Jobs said that when asked about the debate of the raising the minimum wage in April 2021.

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[–] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

"I worry that the path to a skilled trade can be compromised when you offer an artificially high wage for, I hate the expression, but an unskilled job. So to me, the brightest line needs to be drawn between skilled and unskilled work. We need to encourage more people to learn a skill that's actually in demand," he said.

How about they both make more?

$15 is an "artificially high wage". How disconnected are you, you dunce? That's $30k a year, while the cheapest apartment anywhere is over $1000 a month. That leaves you $1,500 a month for food, car, utilities, basic needs. And that ain't shit.

Mike Rowe has a micro penis.

[–] Horsey@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It really is sad to see these arguments not include after tax amounts. 30k/year after taxes is closer to 45K/year. That’s 21.63/hour. I have a 4 year degree in biology/chemistry and I’m making 20/hour. You’ve displayed your own argument massively for the sake of all the poor people making under that.

[–] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You may have to pay upfront, yes, and that would hurt. However, more than likely, at this income you would get a lot of it back.

[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

30k is tax free too right?

[–] JoumanaKayrouz@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

It depends, but such a low income and what is spent on rent, taxes are likely to be pretty low. That definitely doesn’t help though