Controversial Political Opinions

[JasonBlack]

(03-23-2022, 01:33 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Saying what people should do is fine, but how do you enforce this or legislate this? Should this be part of civics class? Maybe, but the point of the minimum wage is to set a decent floor. Other wages will rise also under this policy. Beyond raising taxes on the rich and providing some income redistribution or investment programs, the minimum wage is about the only law that can produce some results quickly. As Nick Hanauer says, there's no reason why any company can't pay any of their employees enough to live a decent middle class life. How does that translate to policy, is a question.

In fact there is: it's never been done before. A society without a class of poor people has never existed, especially when you consider that payroll comprises the vast majority of company expenses already. It's not that simple.

Quote:And/or looking for a job, doing training, etc. I don't disagree, provided we understand that some people are disabled and can't work.

good so far

Quote:And there should be no time limit or conditions other than need, since economic conditions or unfair bosses, rather than laziness, misbehavior or incompetence, is why most people lose their jobs.

I think there should be time limits as a default, but that people who meet certain parameters (disability would certainly count) be exempt therefrom. We should also differentiate between benefits for the unemployed, part-time employed and fully employed. The last of which, at least, should not have a time limit.

Quote:And if we as employees pay for SDI (disability insurance coverage), then we should not have to be destitute in order to get the benefits when we need them, as is the case now. And single men and everyone else should be eligible for welfare, not just mothers with dependent children.

hard agree. the disability benefits system in the United States is an abomination.

Quote:Maybe so, but how do we create this kind of standard?

The same way individuals already draw up contracts. Default models drawn up by lawyers would pop up quickly on their own. It's not something policy makers need to design themselves

Quote:Yes, and 50% more for ANY overtime work. We need to bring back the 8-hour day, or make it even shorter or fewer days.

if we're talking hourly wage earners, yes.