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In reply to the discussion: I absolutely love this idea: The Bad Boss Tax [View all]clarice
(5,504 posts)60. Where would the demarcation line of low wage/fair wage be drawn...and who would decide that ?nt
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And maybe make them incorporate some sort of Scarlet Letter into their logo
Jackpine Radical
Jul 2014
#15
Do you think these corporations aren't already hiring the cheapest labor they can find?
Scuba
Jul 2014
#46
But the people that are more reliant on welfare are no longer the cheapest labor.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#47
The problem here is employers shifting their costs to the taxpayers. There needs to be a penalty ..
Scuba
Jul 2014
#50
Perhaps "penalizing" is a poor choice of words on my part. What the law really does ...
Scuba
Jul 2014
#57
No. When designing rules and regulations, we should make sure to consider incentives.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#51
In the real world, employers are shifting billions in costs to the taxpayers. Want to fix it?
Scuba
Jul 2014
#79
When people apply for jobs they reveal information about themselves through the application process.
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#86
My argument is that there is really no reason to use this method as a solution to the problem..
possiblylogical
Jul 2014
#87
I think this one's obvious. The corporations don't care if the workers get taxpayer help ....
Scuba
Jul 2014
#39
Why didn't democrats fix the minimum wage when they controlled the whole government?
joeglow3
Jul 2014
#44
Where would the demarcation line of low wage/fair wage be drawn...and who would decide that ?nt
clarice
Jul 2014
#60
From what I can gather it would be based on a wage that still leave the employee ...
Scuba
Jul 2014
#61
So would the fine equal the subsidies or be something like .0005% of the subsidies?
valerief
Jul 2014
#64