More money in the pockets of entry-level workers sounds great, but Rachel Greszler of the conservative Heritage Foundation argues that such workers, and the economy writ large, are hurt more than helped by increases in the minimum wage.
  • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Minimum wage is a crappy way to improve wages. The better option are well regulated trade and labor unions, and mandatory labor representation. But since this is America, we’ve got a minimum wage, and that’s about the best we’re going to get.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.eeOPM
      3·
      4 months ago

      The better option are well regulated trade and labor unions, and mandatory labor representation

      Agreed. I’m not a fan of mandatory representation as then it becomes a self eating beast but unions are better than a minimum wage

    • jimbolauski@lemm.ee
      3·
      4 months ago

      Mandatory labor representation is a terrible idea, a union will have no motivation to work to better lives of the employees.