Recently found out my dad opposes the minimum wage. He’s always the final panel though so I don’t know why I was so shocked to find out. Still, seemed like a new low.
Apparently he’s always felt this way, even before retirement. Every single employer he had during my lifetime before he retired screwed him over big time, and somehow he believes that it is their right to do that. It makes zero sense to me.
The cultural indoctrination of industrialization and helping capitalists being a good thing that good citizens do I’m sure had something to do with it.
To clarify, he believes that there should be no floor to what an employer may pay you. Believes that by removing the minimum wage, it would put downward pressure on all wages, and that would be a good thing. (I assume you recognize that, but just want to make sure you know that he is in opposition to your viewpoint).
Recently found out my dad opposes the minimum wage. He’s always the final panel though so I don’t know why I was so shocked to find out. Still, seemed like a new low.
Very easy to oppose labor policy from retirement. Shockingly difficult to oppose public pensions, though.
So many die-hard conservatives will flence a sitting rep for so much as a reduction in COLA.
Apparently he’s always felt this way, even before retirement. Every single employer he had during my lifetime before he retired screwed him over big time, and somehow he believes that it is their right to do that. It makes zero sense to me.
The cultural indoctrination of industrialization and helping capitalists being a good thing that good citizens do I’m sure had something to do with it.
Aka he was brainwashed like most boomers
Also it was far easier 30, 40 years ago to survive a bit of exploitation, especially if you were a white male.
It’s not so easy any more.
I also oppose the minimum wage. It not being enough to live an acceptable quality of life at full time hours is bullshit.
In the theme of that one meme with that one actor who I can’t remember the name of and am too lazy too look up …
"You oppose the minimum wage because you simp for the owning class.
I oppose the minimum wage because I believe wage labor is inherently oppressive and the owner-worker dichotomy should be abolished.
We are not the same"
To clarify, he believes that there should be no floor to what an employer may pay you. Believes that by removing the minimum wage, it would put downward pressure on all wages, and that would be a good thing. (I assume you recognize that, but just want to make sure you know that he is in opposition to your viewpoint).