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examiNation Baltimore: What do you think a 'living wage' should be?
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The state's "living wage" goes to $11.30 an hour on Oct. 1, but temporary workers are not covered under the law.
What do you think a "living wage" should be?
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Examiner Reader said:
People want to work. No one wants the hassle of filing for unemployment or the disgrace. The cost of living is increasing with the times, thank BGE adn CONSTiPATION ENERGY, DERLICK, GAS GOUGERS, the price of gallon of milk.
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King said:
whatever the market dictates. Like it or not, capitalism created the middle-class culture we all enjoy, even you raving communists and facists...you can all thank capitalism with doses of socialism. SO, the answer is, let themarket dictate the wage, it will encourage people to better themselves to get the better jobs.
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joe said:
The question is who is going to decide what the living wage is , the poor or the wealthy.
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Examiner Reader said:
you should get what the market will give you! - WHC.
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Examiner Reader said:
Welcome to Maryland's new "Unemployment Incentive". Be prepared for Maryland's unemployment rates to double. Should a kid flipping burgers really be making 12 bucks an hour?? That burger joint will now have to release 3 out of 5 employees to keep prices competitive; after all, are YOU gonna pay 10 bucks for a big mac? "Living Wages" are an invitation to disaster. It is impossible to legislate prosperity! It takes hard work and determination. If you can show your boss that you are willing to work harder than the next guy then you will get ahead. All this law does is reward the slackers. Thanks Martin for steamrolling this state even closer to a financial nightmare.
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Examiner Reader said:
The living wage is indexed to inflation, so I suppose it should be what the state says, $11.30 hr for the metro area. I am sure that the vapid conservatives who normally comment on this site will denigrate this attempt to pull numerous citizens out of poverty through honest work. It's not a handout, its paying people fairly for an honest day of work. Isn't that what America is about? Honest work for honest pay? The American dream shouldn't include working three jobs just to get by, being unable to raise or see your children, or being forced to choose between paying rent/mortgage and buying food. The living wage is moderate, common sense poverty reduction, achieved not through handouts, but through reliance on hard work and honest pay.
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Charlie said:
The thing about the Stadium Workers and many other "temporary" workers is that they have a tremendous amount of unpaid but mandatory time they must put in to get an hour's work. Stadium Workers must show up on Broadway many hours before a game to catch a ride (for which they are charged) and then they wait for hours at the Stadium or Camden Yards before they go "on the clock." This is not atypical.
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Jack said:
There is no such thing as a living wage .
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Bruce A. said:
Is the living wage the same as the minimum wage? When the states living wage goes into effect on Oct. 1st does this mean that all minimum wage employees in Maryland will be making at least $11.60? If not, then what is the point of the question. Minimum wage should be at least $11.00 to $12.00 per hour when you factor in what it takes to pay for the bare minimums such as rent, utilities, groceries and automobile upkeep and that's cutting it close. This doesn't include putting money away for emergencies, vacations or even clothing. The minimum wage is grossly underpaid in this country. Don't give me any comparisons with third world countries because the difference is apples and oranges.
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Examiner Reader said:
What do I think a "living wage" should be? "Living wage" according to the Wikipedia encyclopedia is a term used by advocates to refer to the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living. In the context of developed countries such as the United Kingdom or Switzerland, this standard generally means that a person working forty hours a week, with no additional income, should be able to afford a specified quality or quantity of housing, food, utilities, transport, health care, and recreation. This concept differs from the minimum wage in that the latter is set by law and may fail to meet the requirements of a living wage. That, my dear is the $100,000.00 question. I have another question that fits the topic: How much should the legal worker pay in taxes each week to the government for failed programs via taxes?
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