Reply #9: Why not try to penalize? [View All]

[VespertineIconoclast]

Why not try to make it more difficult for the companies to outsource? Why do you think it could not be done? Do you think no effort should be made to try?

Yeah, they have incentives at the levels that you mentioned, but they may need to get larger somehow and I do agree that what is in place now is probably not enough.

But even if we do keep those jobs in the US by not raising the minimum wage, what good are they if the jobs don't pay enough for people to make a living? I personally think that it is unjust to think that people need to work several jobs just to have a enough money to take care of their basic needs -- food, clothing, shelter, etc. . You have many people struggling right now -- juggling two or more jobs, raising kids as best as they can, trying to keep themselves motivated enough to keep trudging on because they are the sole providers in their homes and if they don't keep going everything will fall apart....

So yes, raising a minimum wage hike may scare more businesses off shore, but that is the risk that must be taken to ensure that some people have the chance to thrive in this society without working themselves to the bone.