Originally Posted by
Firsttimeflyer
Because they have nothing to lose. If they get fired, off to unemployment where they will make just as much money, get their housing paid for, ebt card, child care or more money for each kid, etc etc. so why not go for major pay raises where it is actually worth more money for them to have a job.
If we got rid of these entitlement programs more people would be fighting for these entry level jobs....and respect actually having a job.
Severing assistance programs while an obvious solution to get people off of government assistance just forces low income labors to live even further below the poverty line.
In addition removing that much government welfare would just further cripple the lower class economy, which would most certainly have effects on the middle and upper middle / lower upper class.
Corporate America is making record profits but claim that allowing working stiffs any larger piece of that pie would destroy the company, cause rabid unemployment and impregnate you're teenage daughter.
The problem is the data shows that higher wages for low level workers/higher minimum wage does not correlate to unemployment levels.
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