Quote from: MoonShadow on July 08, 2011, 12:52:49 AM

Quote from: MtRev on July 07, 2011, 02:37:16 PM

What are your thoughts on this?

I'm opposed to the minimum wage, but in reality repealing it would have almost zero effect. There are relatively few minimum wage jobs as it is, as most unskilled jobs pay more. Most of the unemployed are unemployed because they have a certain skillset, and will chose to remain on unemployment insurance payments so long as they last rather than take a lower wage job. If we were to repeal both the minimum wage laws and restrict or repeal unemployment insurance, there might be some measurable effects. But the truth of the matter is that most of the unemployed can find minimum wage work, but won't because they are accustomed to a higher wage and better working conditions than a minimum wage job.

+1

There are lots of min wage jobs in my area. People can not live on that wage, and with unemployment payments others that would do it, decide not to. A repeal would make little difference unless you allowed illegals to work on the books for min wage.

On the eastern shore of Maryland there are not enough people to pick crops at $10 an hour.