@wyncest@vampire_weekday@Bigbootykie@Ursen_ Raising fed min wage would immediately put most mom and pop shops and small businesses out of business. Mine, along with many other businesses would not be able to sustain paying much more than we are now. Not to mention, costs of everything else would rise in the long run and
@wyncest@vampire_weekday@Bigbootykie@Ursen_ Not to say 12 an hour is liveable, but it’s not like anyone was raising a family working in a drive through throughout the history of the country
@wyncest@vampire_weekday@Bigbootykie@Ursen_ Are you doing anything to improve said qualifications? School, trades, personal skill sets? I live in a state with federal minimum wage, and also own a business in the state. I can’t name a single business paying less than 12 an hour near me and we’ve got less than 80k residents