There's no such thing as :earl: simple economics.
As we're talking about the minimum wage, the idea is that when it goes up or is first implemented, that profits don't go up or down as a direct result.
Prices are altered to absorb the hike.
Whether profit goes up or down is dependent on many other factors such as whether your price hike (which depends upon the number of staff you employ that are affected by the enforced wage increase) is more or less than that which your competitors implement, which will then affect demand for your product and by implication your profit levels.
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We should spare a moment to reflect on the hardship endured by poor old Roy Blunt (R-MO)......he wants his raise.
Politics Could Scuttle Raising Pay for House Members
By CARL HULSE
Published: January 30, 2007
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — The annual raise for members of the House is on the verge of being eaten up in political payback.
Republicans, who were attacked by Democrats in the 2006 campaign for accepting annual raises while not increasing the federal minimum wage for 10 years, say they are inclined to oppose any increase for representatives. And Democrats say they are not likely to enact one on their own, which would open them to attack in the next campaign.
Republican leaders point a finger at the hard-hitting Democratic campaign operation of last year, saying Monday that making the raises a political issue violated a longtime unwritten agreement between the parties.
“It was absolutely understood and agreed to,” said Representative Roy Blunt of Missouri, the second-ranking Republican.
Mr. Blunt and others said the raises were crucial for members of Congress who are not independently wealthy and must operate two households on the current $165,200 salary. The annual raise for this year was set at 1.7 percent, about $2,760.
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That's not mentioning all the perks they get above their basic pay for a job they actively sought and spent a lot of money trying to get.
it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.
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it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.
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it’s an election with no Democrats, in one of the whitest states in the union, where rich candidates pay $35 for your votes. Or, as Republicans call it, their vision for the future.
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