Letter: Raising minimum wage not economically viable
Raising the minimum wage helps the government, no one else. More pay means more taxes owed and higher consumer costs that everyone ends up paying.
If the government and politicians really care about you or the economy, they should never dictate what a business pays an employee. Instead, pass a law stipulating that earners making under the $20 goal for minimum wage will pay no taxes, Social Security, Medicare or whatever else they deduct from your paycheck. Just imagine getting a full hourly wage in your pocket. Minimum wage issue solved.
David Wada
Lihue
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