c/sanantonio · by Amoxtli@thelemmy.club · 49d

Proposed $25 minimum wage sparks fierce debate in San Antonio

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/proposed-25-minimum-wage-sparks-fierce-debate-in-san-antonio-texas-controversy-living-wage-inflation-spiral-skilled-labor-tax-cuts-food-housing-labor

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6 Comments

Fishnoodle@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 49d (1 reply)

How are we gonna suppress wages with bills like this?!?

Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 49d

This sounds like a job for... The Parliamentarian!

nearhat@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 49d (3 replies)

A third major theme emerging from the comments centered on fairness and the devaluation of specialized skills. Mid-career professionals, including carpenters, security officers, and first responders, expressed deep frustration over the narrow pay gaps the policy would create.

This is an obvious case of sowing class division.
Workers aren’t so easily deceived.

BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 49d

God forbid more people are able to afford your services.

ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 49d

over the narrow pay gaps the policy would create.

Those occupations should also see an increase in wages alongside it. That's the whole point. It may not be exactly 1:1 as you get further away from the floor, but if your skill is that much more valuable, it would maintain it's value to employers to keep you around

Stern@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 48d

"Give me a raise or I'll go flip burgers instead since I'll make just about the same as now" would seem like a fairly reasonable thing to say to a boss in this situation imo