If a job needs doing. It needs a living wage to be paid for.
No matter how much Wall St wishes it so, we are not slaves. If you want the work done, fucking pay for it. Or go out of business.
As Trump and Harris call to end tip taxes, a wider minimum wage war heats up
Submitted 8 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to workreform@lemmy.world
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RangerJosie@sffa.community 8 months ago
Etterra@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I’ll say this again for the mouth breathing politicians in the back.
Stop making the minimum wage a flat value; base it off of a calculation that’s recalculated quarterly, calibrated to account for inflation, poverty levels, and cost of living on a per-County basis. Then make sure that nobody fucks with the equation.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 months ago
B- b- b- then they want be able to use the promise of increases to gain political favor!
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 8 months ago
You…you get …taxed on tips?!?!
Hahaha 😂 Fucking unreal
Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip 8 months ago
Hey, the government has to run somehow and since the 1% aren’t paying their fair share it falls on us poors.
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 8 months ago
They’d take my blood if they could get away with it.
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Can’t wait to see more jobs become tip based /s Nurses based on tips, doctors, ems, firefighters? Why not?
Its the most economical decision for them on their taxes…
/s
xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
It is, honestly, a fucking terrible idea - I understand that servers are struggling but this is the worst way to fix it.
return2ozma@lemmy.world 8 months ago
What’s the better way to fix it?
diybone@lemmy.world 8 months ago
If you are serious… Pay them a regular living wage… Remove the whole caveat that waiting staff is somehow different from any other job.
megabat@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Eliminate the submiminum wage mentioned in the article, then increase the minimum wage to something you can live on