>2015
>still denying the benefits of a higher minimum wage
when will you stop letting highschool economics brainwash you all into this?
>>1006571
But in Canada our McDonalds memes cost quite a bit more than the US and not too recently went up in price again.
Wouldn't this just lead to unemployment?
Also a lot of much more skilled jobs pay under $15/hr, or around $15/hr. Will their wages get raised to reflect that or would they all just be paid $15/hr? Because I don't think paramedics will work for the same wage as some stoner flipping burgers.
>>1006575
its showing that the whole "higher minimum wage will lead to higher prices" argument isn't always true
>>1006581
Ok but can you respond to the other problems?
There is quite a few jobs in the US which pay under $15/hr and require a lot more responsibility and skills than flipping burgers. Will their wages be raised to compensate proportionally?
>The BLS reports the median annual salary for EMTs and paramedics was $31,270 in 2013. The best-paid 10 percent in the profession made approximately $54,710, while the lowest-earning 10 percent made approximately $20,420.
I don't think anyone will want to be a paramedic when they realize that they're busting their ass to make as much as some random guy in mcdonalds.
>>1006585
then they will demand higher wages. either their demands will need to be met or paramedic companies will find themselves out of business
>>1006571
>Ausfag here
>Big Mac is like $6 not $3.92
Source: I've eaten at maccas before and left $10 poorer after buying a drink and chips
>>1006571
If you raise minimum wage by X, you better raise my wage by X too, so that my job doesn't become completely worthless.
>>1006607
This.
It's a huge logistical nightmare like I said.
Now all these other jobs that are more demanding need to have their wages raised and it's just a huge problem.
>>1006571
>He doesn't know that the average house here costs $900k
>Thinks high minimum wage is a good thing
>>1006611
I know it's kind of unfair, since my job didn't go up in actual quality provided (and my job is basically opening a gate and answering a radio anyway, so I probably work less than most fast food workers 90% of the time), but if we're going to give some freedom to people who are utterly replaceable, I want a cut of the freedom to.
And by a cut, I mean just as much or more. With any raises I might have gotten added to the raise from minimum wage boost.
>>1006618
Actually I think some jobs like Paramedics first and foremost deserve more money.
It's a job with a lot of responsibility and demands yet pays under $15/hr. Kind of absurd... They should definitely be getting more money not some stupid mcdonalds working fuck who can't even get an order right.
>>1006624
As someone who wants to be a paramedic, I agree with this idea. I just think I should get a raise equal to or greater than a MccyD's raise, especially if I decide to be a medical technician of any sort.
>>1006589
or standards to become a paramedic will go down
>>1006629
Odds are, they'll just end up raising the wages. Probably not swiftly, but it'll happen fast enough.