Minimum wage raises push employees who were not paying personal taxes into a tax bracket. 75% of their raise will go to taxes. It will also disqualify them from certain social assistance programs. Hence this is really just another tax on business via the employee.
The minimum wage raise of a couple of dollars while making everything more expensive is a losing proposition to low wage earners. Socialist governments continue to make the essentials of food, heat and shelter more expensive everyday. Someone explain this kind of caring to me.
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Minimum wage raises push employees who were not paying personal taxes into a tax bracket. 75% of their raise will go to taxes. It will also disqualify them from certain social assistance programs. Hence this is really just another tax on business via the employee.
The minimum wage raise of a couple of dollars while making everything more expensive is a losing proposition to low wage earners. Socialist governments continue to make the essentials of food, heat and shelter more expensive everyday. Someone explain this kind of caring to me.