It seems Corporate America agrees with Dems that $15.00 dollars should be the wage. Trumplicans can choke on it. 

8 minutes ago, Phillyterp85 said:

1) thanks for showing an example of why we don’t need government to force a national mandate of $15/hr.  Let employers adjust to the conditions on their own.

2) One of the reasons why employers are having trouble finding workers is because of the extended unemployment payments.  If people are paid X to stay home and do nothing, a significant portion of those people would rather do nothing and get paid X instead of going to work to earn X+X/Y.  Especially when those people can do little part time side jobs making cash under the table to combine with their unemployment payments.  
3) Thanks to crazy high inflation thanks to government policy of printing insane amounts of money, the people now making the "increased” rate of $15/hr aren’t really making more money (if any) than they were before.  

1) OK. Or let local jurisdictions set their own wage? Fine by me. (I find there is benefit to citizens in Federal Minimum Wage also... But even economists can't agree, so we can argue this point back and forth, and won't get anywhere. Not really the point here.)  
2) Irrelevant. Employers must realize they are competing with unemployment and under the table work. If they refuse to compete, they deserve not finding any workers.
3) If this is true, then don't you think wages should keep up with inflation?

Just now, toolg said:

1) OK. Or let local jurisdictions set their own wage? Fine by me. (I find there is benefit to citizens in Federal Minimum Wage also... But even economists can't agree, so we can argue this point back and forth, and won't get anywhere. Not really the point here.)  
2) Irrelevant. Employers must realize they are competing with unemployment and under the table work. If they refuse to compete, they deserve not finding any workers.
3) If this is true, then don't you think wages should keep up with inflation?

Government should definitely mandate wages so wages can keep up with government induced inflation. There's nothing better than more government to fix problems that government created!

Kz with a rare home run

I find it amazing that some of biggest proponents of free markets seem to think government in a capitalist country like USA has so much control. 

1 minute ago, ToastJenkins said:

Kz with a rare home run

You should see some of his TATE work.

Easy answer - people who need minimum wage raised should try being less poor

2 hours ago, mikemack8 said:

Easy answer - people who need minimum wage raised should try being less poor

Yeah, cause it's their own fault for being poor, right? Those lazy white people.

Another state is moving up

 

In 2018, Amazon raised its starting wage for all U.S. employees to at least $15 an hour.
Target (NYSE: TGT) has a target: $15 per hour as its minimum wage by 2020. 
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) also has a target of $15 per hour as its minimum wage, 
Ben and Jerry's the company's most recent livable wage, effective April 1, is $17.78 per hour. 
In late 2017, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), announced plans to boost its minimum wage to $15 per hour,
Early in 2018, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced that it would be giving 22,000 of its workers a raise, paying a minimum wage of $15 to $18 to its workers, depending on location
Costco (Nasdaq: COST), long known for treating its employees well and paying them more than rivals, has recently joined the ranks of companies offering a $15 minimum wage
Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR), with close to 100,000 workers, boosted its minimum pay to $15 back in 2017. 
Google, after being criticized by employees for not taking good enough care of its many contract, temporary, and other non-employee workers, recently announced that it would require such folks to be paid a minimum of $15 per hour, along with getting healthcare coverage, $5,000 in annual tuition reimbursement, and 12 weeks of parental leave. 
Aetna Way back in 2015, health insurer Aetna hiked its minimum wage to $16, while boosting some other benefits for many workers. 
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), for example, is among the companies that will now pay $16.00 per hour or more to their workers in Seattle. Meanwhile, workers in New York City will get relief via the city's recent minimum wage hike for many workers to $15 per hour. Workers in other places with minimums of $15 or more, such as the entire state of New Jersey, will also enjoy higher pay.
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX), like McDonald's, is another big company whose Seattle and New York City workers will get minimum wages of, respectively, $16 and $15. 
One of the most recent additions to lists of companies paying $15 or more per hour is Hartford, Connecticut's, Hartford HealthCare,

u may not be familiar with Gravity Payments, but it made the news four years ago in Seattle, where it's based, when its founder slashed his own salary and promised a minimum annual wage of $70,000 for all employees. (He had about 120 at the time). That amounts to more than $30 per hour, if you work 40 hours a week. Contrary to what some expected, it didn't doom the business. Instead, Gravity retained more employees, attracted many more, and even added customers that were attracted by how well the company treated its staff. 
Along with some of the biggest banks boosting their minimum wages, some smaller ones have done so as well. For example, Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB), with a market value recently about a tenth the size of Wells Fargo's, also hiked its minimum wage to $15. It did so in late 2017, and added a $1,000 bonus for 13,500 employees. 
Late last year, management at Cleveland Clinic announced a new minimum hourly wage of $15 for the vast majority of its workforce 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey As many as 40,000 workers who toil at New York City-area airports were awarded a handsome minimum wage in 2018 -- of $19 per hour -- which will be phased in over several years. 
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) made many workers happy in early May when it announced plans to hike its minimum wage to a hefty $20 per hour within two years.
Early last year, Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) announced that it was raising its minimum wage for workers in the U.S. to $15.
As of this year, drivers for Uber and Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT) will be getting a raise -- if they toil in New York City, which sports a steep cost of living. This is thanks to legislation passed in late 2018 following a hard-won campaign. Drivers will be collecting a minimum of $17.22 per hour after expenses. (In gross terms, it's $26.51 per hour.) The change is estimated to benefit some 70,000 families. 
Health services specialist Cigna (NYSE: CI) announced late last year that it was hiking its minimum pay for workers to $16 per hour.

27 minutes ago, jsdarkstar said:

In 2018, Amazon raised its starting wage for all U.S. employees to at least $15 an hour.
Target (NYSE: TGT) has a target: $15 per hour as its minimum wage by 2020. 
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) also has a target of $15 per hour as its minimum wage, 
Ben and Jerry's the company's most recent livable wage, effective April 1, is $17.78 per hour. 
In late 2017, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), announced plans to boost its minimum wage to $15 per hour,
Early in 2018, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) announced that it would be giving 22,000 of its workers a raise, paying a minimum wage of $15 to $18 to its workers, depending on location
Costco (Nasdaq: COST), long known for treating its employees well and paying them more than rivals, has recently joined the ranks of companies offering a $15 minimum wage
Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR), with close to 100,000 workers, boosted its minimum pay to $15 back in 2017. 
Google, after being criticized by employees for not taking good enough care of its many contract, temporary, and other non-employee workers, recently announced that it would require such folks to be paid a minimum of $15 per hour, along with getting healthcare coverage, $5,000 in annual tuition reimbursement, and 12 weeks of parental leave. 
Aetna Way back in 2015, health insurer Aetna hiked its minimum wage to $16, while boosting some other benefits for many workers. 
McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), for example, is among the companies that will now pay $16.00 per hour or more to their workers in Seattle. Meanwhile, workers in New York City will get relief via the city's recent minimum wage hike for many workers to $15 per hour. Workers in other places with minimums of $15 or more, such as the entire state of New Jersey, will also enjoy higher pay.
Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX), like McDonald's, is another big company whose Seattle and New York City workers will get minimum wages of, respectively, $16 and $15. 
One of the most recent additions to lists of companies paying $15 or more per hour is Hartford, Connecticut's, Hartford HealthCare,

u may not be familiar with Gravity Payments, but it made the news four years ago in Seattle, where it's based, when its founder slashed his own salary and promised a minimum annual wage of $70,000 for all employees. (He had about 120 at the time). That amounts to more than $30 per hour, if you work 40 hours a week. Contrary to what some expected, it didn't doom the business. Instead, Gravity retained more employees, attracted many more, and even added customers that were attracted by how well the company treated its staff. 
Along with some of the biggest banks boosting their minimum wages, some smaller ones have done so as well. For example, Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB), with a market value recently about a tenth the size of Wells Fargo's, also hiked its minimum wage to $15. It did so in late 2017, and added a $1,000 bonus for 13,500 employees. 
Late last year, management at Cleveland Clinic announced a new minimum hourly wage of $15 for the vast majority of its workforce 
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey As many as 40,000 workers who toil at New York City-area airports were awarded a handsome minimum wage in 2018 -- of $19 per hour -- which will be phased in over several years. 
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) made many workers happy in early May when it announced plans to hike its minimum wage to a hefty $20 per hour within two years.
Early last year, Banco Santander (NYSE: SAN) announced that it was raising its minimum wage for workers in the U.S. to $15.
As of this year, drivers for Uber and Lyft (Nasdaq: LYFT) will be getting a raise -- if they toil in New York City, which sports a steep cost of living. This is thanks to legislation passed in late 2018 following a hard-won campaign. Drivers will be collecting a minimum of $17.22 per hour after expenses. (In gross terms, it's $26.51 per hour.) The change is estimated to benefit some 70,000 families. 
Health services specialist Cigna (NYSE: CI) announced late last year that it was hiking its minimum pay for workers to $16 per hour.

So...... more proof the government doesn't need to stick their nose in.