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Do you agree with Labour for the upping of minimum wage? what are your opinions?
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Keep it the same. Also the minimum wage should be abolished for anyone under 23.
Keep it the same. Also the minimum wage should be abolished for anyone under 23.
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(Original post by quentinhamilton)
Do you agree with Labour for the upping of minimum wage? what are your opinions?
Do you agree with Labour for the upping of minimum wage? what are your opinions?
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Bad idea. Young people looking for their first jobs are undervalued as workers as it is, having to work for ridiculously low pay would make that worse.
Bad idea. Young people looking for their first jobs are undervalued as workers as it is, having to work for ridiculously low pay would make that worse.
Also I wouldn't say that they are undervalued. Rather that they have less skills and experience and therefore less value.
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(Original post by The_Mighty_Bush)
Keep it the same. Also the minimum wage should be abolished for anyone under 23.
Keep it the same. Also the minimum wage should be abolished for anyone under 23.
Is the work of someone younger than 23 somehow worth inherently less than that of someone over that age?
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What possible reasoning could you ever have for that??
Is the work of someone younger than 23 somehow worth inherently less than that of someone over that age?
What possible reasoning could you ever have for that??
Is the work of someone younger than 23 somehow worth inherently less than that of someone over that age?
They aren't inherently but they are generally worth less as they have less skills. This is why we have gradiated minimum wage law at the moment.
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Increase it to living wage and make it the same for people of all ages, no age discrimination against adults let alone teens.
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Increase it to living wage and make it the same for people of all ages, no age discrimination against adults let alone teens.
Increase it to living wage and make it the same for people of all ages, no age discrimination against adults let alone teens.
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No it's a terrible idea.
The minimum wage should be abolished completely.
The minimum wage hurts business owners, which in turn hurts those who it is intended to help. If I were a business owner, why should I pay someone over and above what they are worth? 8 pounds an hour is an absurd wage for someone who is working in a low-skilled occupation. The free market should be left alone to decide what wage people should earn.
The minimum wage should be abolished completely.
The minimum wage hurts business owners, which in turn hurts those who it is intended to help. If I were a business owner, why should I pay someone over and above what they are worth? 8 pounds an hour is an absurd wage for someone who is working in a low-skilled occupation. The free market should be left alone to decide what wage people should earn.
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That's just a bad idea and would lead to greater youth unemployment. It's not "discrimination" but just realism.
That's just a bad idea and would lead to greater youth unemployment. It's not "discrimination" but just realism.
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That's just a bad idea and would lead to greater youth unemployment. It's not "discrimination" but just realism.
That's just a bad idea and would lead to greater youth unemployment. It's not "discrimination" but just realism.
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(Original post by ozzyoscy)
Of course it would lead to greater youth unemployment, you'd be making them cost as much as older people. It would decrease over-21 unemployment consequently.
Of course it would lead to greater youth unemployment, you'd be making them cost as much as older people. It would decrease over-21 unemployment consequently.
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(Original post by The_Mighty_Bush)
Well no, not significantly as a much smaller proportion of over-21s earn the MW than under 21s. You also said you'd increase it to a living wage. How much is that?
Well no, not significantly as a much smaller proportion of over-21s earn the MW than under 21s. You also said you'd increase it to a living wage. How much is that?
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Of course, as the cost of living has increased so too should the minimum wage!
Of course, as the cost of living has increased so too should the minimum wage!
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Minimum wage should also increase at the same rate as inflation. This should be a no brainer.
Isn't that life? Maybe we should drop the minimum wage to £1 per hour. That would be relatively easy for business owners. Wouldn't that be nice?
Perhaps we should increase hours to 80 a week, so it's easier for businesses. And so on.
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Don't you think it would be relatively hard for business owners?
Don't you think it would be relatively hard for business owners?
Perhaps we should increase hours to 80 a week, so it's easier for businesses. And so on.
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No, its stupid. Employers need more incentivisation to employ staff as it is.
Tax breaks for the poorest is better imo, with the poorest being tax free.
Tax breaks for the poorest is better imo, with the poorest being tax free.
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