Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Bill O'Reilly On Income Inequality" video.

  1. Seymour Butts Only 4.7% of workers make at or below the min. wage.  The average wage is over $24/hr.  If you really removed the min. wage then the only people who will see it is the unemployed because they will go from making zero to actually being productive. 
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  2. They are also ranked 3rd in index of economic freedom.  Singapore is ahead of them along with Hong Kong, both rich countries.  Economic freedom does help.
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  3. Gamer Brony A livable wage doesn't exist.  It is a made up term. 
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  4. I am working on becoming a teacher.  Working with them is convincing me to go back to college to become a college professor. A lot of them are lazy and overpaid.  When a special ed teacher of only a couple years of experience gets paid less then a history teacher of 15 years of experience that is a problem.  Sped teachers are highly skilled, but in a socialize system that doesn't matter, everyone gets paid the same.
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  5. Pat Doyle Can't use Costco, Trader Joe's and Meijer as an example.  They run a different business model then Walmart.  In Costco they employ half the amount compared to Walmart.  They are also a bulk store where Walmart is one stop shop open 24 hours.  Only Meijer on your list is open 24 hours and according to glassdoor.com they really don't pay their workers that much either. The businesses you listed run a different business model that allow them to pay their workers more but also the attract a different type of consumer.   I never go to those stores but I go to walmart when I need something like printing ink at 2 in the morning because I am working on a paper.  In all you can't compare the businesses since they are different.  Doesn't mean one is better then the other just that they have different business model.  Google pays their employees very well.  How come not every business can?  That is basically what you are saying.  And why can't Costco and Trader Joe's hire more people?  You complain about one group not paying well enough but one can say that the other group can hire more.
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  6. Pat Doyle Costco has a more expensive membership.  Also, higher quality items in Costco are more expensive then Walmart and Sam's Club.  Not to mention that Sam's Club and Walmart are the same company. So once again, they can't be compared. Meijer pays their worker around $8.50/hr, that is pretty low and comparable to Walmart and just glancing at glassdoor.com it is lower then walmart.  It sill doesn't address another question.  If Costco pays their employees so well why is there no criticism for them not hiring more employees?   
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  7. Seymour Butts No, it is over $24/hr.   
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  8. Seymour Butts There are too many variables.  Think about it.  I live in an upstairs apartment.  That means over the summer for 24 hours I can keep my windows open and not run the AC.  My cost of living is now lower than the downstairs residents who have to lock their windows at night to prevent break ins.  You can't let them over heat so they run the AC. That is just one small example.  There are many more but the fact is that a living wage doesn't exist.  You can't determine what it is. 
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  9. Gamer Brony The thing is that there are too many variables to determine a "livable wage."  I am healthy, so my healthcare cost are currently zero.  Thus my livable wage is lower then someone who is diabetic.  I have a car and need it since my job requires me to go a lot of places.  My livable wage is higher then someone who doesn't own a car and can walk to work. Also, an important part of economics is determining what you need and what not.  One simple fact is that if something is more expensive it is usually safer.  Take a car for example,  a more expensive care is usually safer.  So how far are you willing to go on determining how safe someone is?  Someone driving a safer car has a better chance of living longer.  Thus I can determine that part of a "livable wage" would be that people should be able to afford really nice and safe cars.  Well, now the used car market is out because they won't sell because they are not as safe as new cars. The other problem is that you now raised prices on almost everything since you raised demand.  For example, heat.  You feel that everyone should be able to heat their place.  I don't because I like to save money but if I am guaranteed enough money to heat my place then I will run my heater.  But what is going to prevent the energy company from raising the price of gas?  Everyone is going to be using it because they now make a wage where they can afford it. And if they raise the price of gas then everyone will just get a raise since the "livable wage" is now higher.  Same is with rent.  Everyone now has the ability to afford rent so as a landlord I would raise my rent since demand is high. The term "livable wage" doesn't exist for several reason.  It is just a slogan to grab people's attention and for politicians to get votes from the ignorant.  
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  10. ***** The rich did earn it.  Skilled jobs are more productive.  Productivity is up because skilled workers as in engineers and computer scientist are more productive but the lower skill worker isn't.  
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  11. ***** People who worked hard and invested their time and money deserve what they get.  Same goes for those that don't.  I spent a lot of time and money to get where I am at.  Yes, there were people who helped me along the way but if I didn't put in the time and effort then someone else would. If a business owner didn't put in the time and money to build a business then someone else would, and those workers would have worked somewhere else.  But it all starts with the business owner.  That business owner didn't have to invest his money, he didn't have to hire those workers.  Instead he did and he deserves to enjoy his success 
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  12. ***** You haven't said your peace.  All you need is complain.  Seems like you just want a handout while people like me actually work hard in life. 
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