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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Low-wage corporate employers are frankly taking advantage of this situation. They know full well that an above-average number of their full time workers will not be able to live on what they pay them unless they turn to the tax payers for assistance.

The bulk of them do not have the means to pay for educational training for higher paying jobs, and if they had the skills component to move up the ladder they wouldn't be in that job in the first place.

The irony is that even an increase of a few dollars an hour (say an extra $70-80 a week for that household) would greatly reduce the need for the state and federal govt's assistance, and do little as far as raising prices for these large corporations, they can easily absorb marginal wage increases without losing very much in earnings.

Oh, all this - we should just stick to talking about cars and stuff!

I appreciate all your input but disagree with most of it. I feel each individual is responsible for themselves and their decisions. Amazon and Walmart provide many entry-level jobs, not careers. The problem is not the with corporation that is creating jobs, contributing to the economy, providing products and services - but the problem lies with the individual who fails to equip themselves with the education and skills necessary to earn a sufficient income to support the American life style. I don't think Amazon and Walmart are responsible to create tons of career-level jobs for under-skilled and under-motivated Americans.

These jobs should be for youth working their way through school, not parents of children needing to support dependents. There's something wrong with the worker at that point, not the employer.

Education and equipping are available in abundance in this country, I'm not sure how anyone could make a case that they are unable to receive education.

An increase of $70/week would work about as well as the stimulus checks did. It's a fact that many people live above their means regardless of income. Look at what the average American home was in the 1940's - we'd hardly consider it a garage today. Our "low income" have more luxuries that most people around the world.

I see the problem not with the big bad corporations that make an easy target, but with the poor decision making/planning that characterizes so much of the populous:
Lack of education, direction, and equipping.
Lack of commitment in relationships, so children are being born outside of wedlock and being "raised" by two people who aren't even serious enough to commit to each other, but are nevertheless bringing new life - a life that is dependent upon both of them.
Everyone has a smartphone, a flat screen TV with cable, a car less than 10 years old, etc. you name it.

It sounds good to just give increase of $70-80 but this would be giving additional resources to someone who has already not proven themselves faithful with the resources they've already been entrusted with, why give (unearned) them more?

Many immigrants moved to this country for the opportunity to work and make a better life for themselves. They made a lot with a little and worked hard - that doesn't characterize many people today. This sense of American entitlement is bringing nothing but ruin.

Oh man.. how did we get here? So anyhow, what'd you do with your 986 today?! We can both agree that's cool!