Same "The sky is falling" Chicken Little cries we've heard over and over. If this shop owner can't make it work in her business plan, someone else will surely make it work. I really doubt all of the pizza parlors in Seattle are shutting down.
Wow, your reading comprehension is miserable or you are just a total fool. I said over 90 million working age Americans do not work which is an indisputable fact. I didn't say they were all "lazy bums". Some of that number simply retired early or have another working spouse. However, we currently have the lowest labor force participation rate in this country since your hero Jimmy Carter. That is a very bad thing because we need more people paying into the system (payroll and income tax) if you don't want your beloved social programs to go bankrupt.
As I stated before , I am already retired on social security and worked and paid into it for 50 years and do use it as part of my retirement...Do some of you maintain that mine should be cut drastically...My wife draws disability (blindness caused from RP) and I draw a pension from my work retirement...But, then on the other hand do you favor illegals being able to come in this country and draw benefits right away, especially if they have children born here...
Part of the lower participation is because there has been a return to more one-earner households...not sure how that's a "bad thing". Part of the sexual revolution was that more women wanted to get into the workforce and not be dependent upon a man. Today the economics of two earner households with children have changed The cost of child care alone can make it financially advantageous for one parent to stay home. When my kids were young (early to mid 80's) child care was $40-$50 a week...roughly 10% of what an entry level accountant earned. Today many child care centers are charging $250-$300 per week... one would need to earn $125K-$150K per year to make it an equivalent expense. If you have 2 or 3 kids in daycare...
Increased daycare costs may be a small part of the reason for lower participation. But so are growing welfare programs that actually punish people for working. Many people used to work just to have health coverage for their family. Now there is no need for that especially if you qualify for a subsidy or free medicaid (due to the expansion under Obamacare). Lower labor force participation is one of the biggest untended negative consequences of the AAC.
Yea but according to this guy we won't get as much food on our plate. Thanks Obama
BTW the federal minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13.
So in your book, if someone doesn't care to work at all they should be GIVEN base level food, healthcare and housing. Even the communists made people work for those things. We have got over 90 million working age adults sitting on their butts thanks to thinking like that. Of course, those 90 million don't count as unemployed according to the government because they are not looking to work.
BS. It is a trend that has been 20 years in the making. Long before the AAC was ever thought about.
Uhhh...higher earners are benefiting more from those subsidies than lower income folks. You can pay for childcare with tax-free dollars meaning that a married couple in the 25% tax bracket ($75K-$150K) is getting a $3000 subsidy on their $12,000 childcare bill.
I doubt too many restaurants where waiters were receiving significant tips are going to be telling their patrons that "tipping is not necessary". Hell, tipping is never "necessary" and I would resent anyone telling me that it was necessary for me to do so. I tip because it's the right thing to do.
Did you bother to look at the scale of your graph? Here is a link to the same data. You can even download the data if you like. I can't help you if you wish to ignore data and only want to peek at pictures. And nice job there looking at only 2005-current. Why didn't you expand the graph to say 1960 so we can get a better historical viewpoint? <-- doesn't fit your agenda.
Salary cap you could never get passed but, raising the qualification ages? I could see that.
I'd like to participate in a huge Down with Iran protest. Venomous screaming, death to the Ayatollah, burn their flags, burn effigies of their leaders, blood curdling chants, Mohammed was a goat fcker signs--bring it all. Start off with a huge open bar, kegs of beer, then grab the signs, the Iranian flags and our lighters. Just look at it as one giant over-the-top theme party. Instead of Togas, Disco or Ugly Sweaters---we hurl insults at another country.
Not because I really care, but just to see the reactions of the press, Obama and most importantly the Iranians. And, it looks like fun.
