Expecting Payment for Work Is Not a FreeLunch
Last night, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell published a piece with one of the dumbest headlines Ive ever read. Be sure not to stare at this thing for too long or it may blind you with its ignorance:
Free lunches like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people theyre meant to help
First of all: as many of you know, writers dont often get a say in the headlines that run on their stories, and so its worth checking to make sure that Rampell isnt being mischaracterized by a foaming-at-the-mouth headline writer at the Post. But Rampell does, in fact, warn the reader against anyone peddling free lunches in the editorial, so its fair to say the headline is an accurate representation of her position.
Ive been covering the minimum wage media beat for Civic Ventures for nearly three years now, and Ive seen lots of dumb takes: people who earnestly believe there should be no minimum wage, people who think the government should subsidize immensely profitable low-wage employers like McDonalds and Walmart, people who argue that awful restaurants should be protected from the free market.
https://civicskunk.works/expecting-payment-for-work-is-not-a-free-lunch-1e3464801da9
BigmanPigman
(51,611 posts)We have to hit the greedy 1% where they live (their pocketbooks)!
LovesPNW
(65 posts)'Have you requested a wage decrease from your boss, yet?
You want to improve the economy, right?
Don't be a hypocrite - if high wages hurts the economy, then low wages will surely create a hugely successful economy, right?
Seems like you would be first in line for a wage decrease - You seem so helpful!"