The Bridge of Asses

[kellychaos]

Setting unions aside for a second, aren't places like Walmart the home of minimum-waged employees? Wouldn't the decrease in wages mean less labor pay-out and, consequently, an ability to offer goods at a lower cost to those people? Although, I agree with a fixed minimum wage the argument could be made for either side especially when there are employers who want to stay wage-competitive in the skilled-employee arena ... i.e. competitive wages throw a "monkey wrench" into the whole idea. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what percentage of workers, at an estimate, who are making minimum wage? Most people that I know of that are willing to work those types of jobs are either adolescents, senior citizens, ect. They are rarely people that need that type of job to make a living nor are they the demographic that manufacturers probably take into account when setting their prices. I'm not saying that these jobs are important for the economy. I'm just doubting that they're the ones that impact the economy as much as some of you have been claiming.