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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
I think I posted that if we provide basic needs to folks, the minimum wage issue goes away...
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I think that if "we" (what's this "we" stuff...got a mouse in your pocket? :-)) provide basic needs to folks, that's called socialism.
You may think that's a good idea.
I don't.
So if the minimum wage is
nearly doubled, the homeless problem goes away. No impact on available jobs. Anybody can find a place to live for $500/mo within walking distance of work. Power
and heat for $150/mo. Health insurance paid in full by employer.
Sure.
(I finally got a job with fully-paid medical in January for the first time in at least thirty years, and it's a plum I don't expect to see last forever; it's a significant high-value part of my compensation, and probably only available because my employer is in the insurance industry.)
And what became of your "amenities"?