again, rude, would you rather a multi billion dollar corporation pay a living wage, like they used to, or would you prefer we continue to subsidize these workers with rent assistance, housing allowances, food stamps, etc? gun to it's head. that's hilarious.
as for impressions...i'll take cold, hard facts from people who study this over impressions, bias, feelings and beliefs any day.
as for the market-i doubt the market has ever dictated. these companies for the most part will try to get away with everything they possibly can.
i think it's a disgrace, for example, that the base wage for a tipped employee hasn't been changed since it was set in 1991. 22 years ago.
you telling me the market bears out keeping that amount?
you can't go by what you think, and one should never judge a book by its cover. i'd imagine people i deal with think i have a college degree plus. i don't.
corporations have seen taxes lowered, subsidies granted, etc, etc. in turn, with all the breaks they've gotten from the pols they pay off, they in turn should pay a correct wage, based on years of indicators and facts.
but yeah, let mcdonalds and the like keep making billions of dollars while the middle class keeps supporting everyone. that's fair.
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