Why is a higher minimum wage bad but tariffs are good?

Is that the function of the private sector?

And the dem policy is the opposite?

Sorry- he money in their pocket? Yes. If it comes from the Corp they work for then the taxpayers don’t have to pay to keep them alive. Then government spending goes down. Win win.

Worker gets more. We don’t pay for his food and shelter. Government spending goes down. Prices may rise but then only for the people who choose to buy that product.

Best solution all the way around.

The “more money going in to pockets”.

  1. More money from higher minimum wage
  2. More money from lower taxes

What’s the difference?

Tax cuts for minimum wage workers is 980. The minimum wage hike was putting 2000 dollars in their pocket.

Apparently in your view to get as much money from the government. You may as well embrace full blown socialism to save money.

So no difference?

A tax cut is not “getting money from the government.”

It is the government taking less of my money.

You can give proof that rising min wage causes real wages to fall.

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First off the difference is 1000 dollars. Next that is going to be meaningless if it means cut in services or high taxes to cover the intrest due to higher debt costs.

One of them.

You asked about the goal of the private sector. And since we were talking about them using the government to subsidize their employees low wages it seems you are cool with that.

Because the tax cut for the lower income earners isn’t enough to make the kind of difference we are talking about. Heck, a high percentage of the people we are discussing don’t make enough to even pay federal taxes after child credits etc…(a fact that the right often moans about and one that would be solved by raising the minimum wage).

So:
Raise the minimum wage to a level that people can really live on
Fewer people would need government assistance.
Government spending would go down perhaps allowing for even more tax cuts
More Americans would make some contribution - small though it may be - because they would be above the cut off for federal taxes
More money will be in the economy because low income Americans spend virtually every dollar in their pocket
Things continue to grow.

Many conservative problems solved here.

So you’re focused on the amount? Let’s get a bigger tax break to make up the difference and not shut down business.

You said they’ll be less dependent on the government if they have more money.

What does a person making minimum wage care about national debt?

Who told you that?

Its called maintain a healthy economic environment.

The system you have in place is perfectly designed to give you the results you are getting.

What would happen if the “subsidies” disappeared?

What is the function of business?

To provide work for people.