Originally Posted by
fosters
We had a new record trade deficit just announced, $47 billion for April, higher wages in the US would just push more stuff overseas. This is not the same world as it was 100 years ago, where everything was made here.
It's hilarious to compare the two to begin with; we non-rev, we don't buy tickets (in general, of course there are a few that do).
Really?? outsource this job abroad? Like get pilots to come here when we pay pilots the lowest wages anywhere in the world??? Not likely.
If however, pilots and employees were paid more, those increased salaries would yield higher tax revenue(as the 1%ers pay a lot lower percent in taxes than the worker-yes, ten million dollars in the pockets of the worker pay more taxes than if they remain in the pockets of the rich). That increased revenue to the fed government would surely be beneficial in paying down our deficit.