http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/01/02/will-arkansas-raise-the-minimum-wage Comments On: Will Arkansas raise the minimum wage? by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:42:29 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Mean Gene]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:26:26 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Tortie_Tude]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:08:03 -0600 Arkansas Times
The proper manner to keep the cost of services and products down is not by paying its workers. If its by better efficiency, then I understand the private sector is hands down the best at doing that.

Personally, I want someone who works at a restaraunt to be earning more than minimum wage - especially when it comes to handling my food or even Steven E's food.
Posted by Ron Rizzardi]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:57:31 -0600 Arkansas Times
You have a value, and minimum wage inflates that value for a lot of people. The people it hurts the most are the people it was supposed to help. I hope it does NOT pass in Arkansas. It would be nice for a little sanity to win out, nistead of the bleating of people begging for a free ride or hand out for something they haven't earned.
Posted by Steven E]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 15:21:11 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Bluesyoucanuse]]> Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:48:05 -0600 Arkansas Times
Let's make it harder for these people to find a job.
http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/serie…
Posted by Gylippus]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:51:39 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Verla Sweere]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:47:45 -0600 Arkansas Times
I'll wish the bill lots of luck though.

If there's any way to vote for an increase in the minimum wage via a ballot measure, I think that's the way to go. Most Americans want to see the minimum wage raised:http%3a//www.thenation.com/blog/171284/americans-want-raise-minimum-wage
Posted by SocialistArkie]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:38:50 -0600 Arkansas Times
Take a look at black youth unemployment as well. It's horrifyingly high. Give me a sec and I'll dig it up.
Posted by Gylippus]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:28:43 -0600 Arkansas Times
Btw, Mmw, lurves that handle, heh! So Clever.
Posted by eLwood]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:26:59 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Mymanswoman]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:16:32 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by springdale_liberal]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:16:27 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Gylippus]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:11:09 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Mymanswoman]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:06:15 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Yellowdogdaughter]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:01:15 -0600 Arkansas Times >It's that $0.01-$7.24 range that is illegal.

But not for restaurant and hotel employees. You will NEVER see any Congress critter pay for a meal or hotel room. That's a small price to pay for keeping hotel-restaurant owners free from min wage laws.
Posted by eLwood]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:31:52 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Didi Sallings]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:18:27 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Gylippus]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:10:54 -0600 Arkansas Times
It already has a name, it is called unpaid interns.

The scam of "letting" a college student work for free to gain experience, at the same time the college student is racking up college loan debt is immoral.
Posted by Citizen1]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 14:02:51 -0600 Arkansas Times
That should satisfy the likes of Gyl.

I'm sure the bosses at Walmart would participate with high schools across the nation and offer wage-free experience opportunities to youths who aren't doing very well in school.

Free Beer Tomorrow for the first blogger to put a good name on such a walmart program.
Posted by eLwood]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:29:12 -0600 Arkansas Times
The truth is a person can't independently live on minimum wage. Even with HUD, the money they'd have left after rent wouldn't keep the utilities on or allow a minimum wage worker to buy enough food to survive.

Part of this is OUR fault because we want to pay nothing for what we buy. We buy stuff for near nothing and never worry if the manufacturer is paying a decent wage to their employees. It's a vicious circle......jerk. We don't make much so we can't pay much so prices are kept low and workers nearly starve to death which means they can't buy much and what they buy they have to buy from Wal-Mart.....endless endless vicious circle.....jerk.

And now that the owners of corporate America have learned there ARE people on the planet that will work for 32 cents per hour we fixing to see EVERY job that can be done in a foreign country heading that way if they're not already there. Ditch digging will be done at home, but not much else. We're cheaping our way to a barren land of starving people hacking each other up for a chicken leg.

And when the Mongol hordes of starving Americans grow desperate enough to start climbing over the fences of the 1% looking for crumbs to eat, the 1% will run to their jets and fly away! After we clean out their kitchens we'll be forced to eat their pets and I already know I don't like poodle no matter how it's prepared.

Obama has to figure out in the next 4 years how to break this chain. The Profiteers must be willing to give up a little profit and we must be willing to pay a little more and our employers must be prepared to pay us a little more for a job well done. The big big ships must sit a little lower and our tiny boats have to rise or there will be trouble never imagined before in the minds of Americans.

We've been laughing at Russia for years now as we've turned into Russia ourselves. No one should be laughing now, not even billionaires. There should be a higher minimum wage and a lower maximum wage. Limit wealth to 1 billion dollars and we'll never hear from the Koch brothers again. Sure we may not get any more fancy museums and PBS will lose a lot of their corporate funding, but that's a small price to pay for every American going to bed in a warm house with their bellies full each and every night of the year.

The poor didn't cause this misery, the mega-rich did.....
Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:40:58 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Gylippus]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 12:15:07 -0600 Arkansas Times $8.25/hour is $17,160.00 per year PRETAXES.

If someone were pro-family they should be working real hard to get a liveable wage instead.

Raise a kid or two at these rates and see if your employer is really pro-family.

Do you think the pro-family groups will be for or against this?

We don't even start temps in the warehouse that low.
Posted by Citizen1]]> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:33:59 -0600 Arkansas Times