The Case Against the Minimum Wage

[four1298]

I think the minimum wage reduces the birth rate because it's based on the excuse and lie that people aren't paid enough to raise a family, though I'm not against welfare even though it may use the same logic. We already have a social safety net. We dont have a higher minimum wage to satisfy progressives. Also, the minimum wage causes unemployment of men, while I don't think welfare causes unemployment or lack of income since it is an income. Men need to be breadwinners to attract women.


We shouldn't make concessions with those who say, "I'm too poor to raise a child." Perhaps that logic can be used to defend abortion. We should change their minds so that they know they actually are capable of being parents already.


When they raised wages, a wife complained that it would've been better if it had been reduced instead of increased. This shows women may appreciate men with low wages as long as they have work.


The minimum wage means some men whose value is low can't become breadwinners. The minimum wage is a family wage already.


https://www.statista.com/statistics/185536/share-of-workers-paid-at-the-minimum-wage-by-gender
According to this webpage, women are the majority of minimum wage workers. The minimum wage makes women get paid more. When women have money they won't want to be dependent on a husband. Women shouldn't even be allowed to work. I don't know if we have a problem of low wages, but we seem to have a problem of wages being way too high - look at how expensive commercial surrogacy is though to be fair that's unrelated to the minimum wage.

This idea that the minimum wage suppresses the birth rate seems to be supported by this study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165176520304304

 

[Chadrick Star]

dnr but i will assume is high iq

 

[Pikacel]

Rachel Reeves is a bitch.

 

[guitarcel]

Women shouldn't even be allowed to work.

 

[H8mychudlife]

Why are you so concerned about soyciety? Birth rates are crashing, so what?

Anyways, there needs to be more regulation on women in the dating market to make birth rates rise again and remove them from the workforce as you mentioned

 

[Solid State]

I do not know why so many people care about falling birthrates, as there is no shortage of people in the world.

Anyway, the increasing amount of monopolization and monopsonization has led to fewer employers meaning fewer choices for people to work at so this has led to wages to stagnate or drop. When adjusted for inflation, wages have stayed the same since the mid-1970's. In order to keep up with the purchasing power of what minimum wage was when it was first instituted, it would have to be in the upper teens in most states.

The consolidation and growth of corporate power over the decades has put a huge degree of financial strain on many people and it shows no signs of stopping.

 

[Moth]

Rachel Reeves is a bitch.

 

[Belowthesalt]

DNR, rape and murder all economic libertarians.

 

[LeFrenchCel]

DNR, rape and murder all economic libertarians.