2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Why does Hillary oppose a $15 federal minimum wage? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Even in a low cost of living area, $15 is still a shitty wage and hard to live on.
And -- this is NOT an anti-business statement -- but businesss have to live within their means as do individuals. In otehr words, if a business cannot afford 5 people at $15 an hour, perhaps they should stick with four at $15 (at least) and manage themselves smartly until they grow to afford another employee.....They have to do that with all their expenses. If they can't afford to be in a top notch storefront for $3000 a month, they accept that they may have to go to a $1000 less desirable one until they can afford to move up.
I can't go to the auto dealer and say "Gee I really want this BMW but I can only afford the Honda Civic. Can I pay you the price of the Honda, but get the BMW instead."