Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "MSNBC Host Thinks Bernie Supporters Are Lazy Moochers" video.

Me: You do know that the vast majority of min. wage workers are not poor. A study showed this. Raising the min. wage has never benefited the economy and if anything has led to negative results. In the end you are paid the market rate, it is up to you to find a way to live. Businesses are not charities, they invest in a worker to earn a profit just like a worker works for a company to earn a profit. If you earn the min. wage then either find a way to pay less in bills or earn more.
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"Just shows how little you care about other people. A person working 40+hours a week, should be able to live off of that. " Only 2% of min. wage workers work full time (35+ hours a week as defined by the BLS). Close to 90% of people earning $9.50/hr or less are not poor to begin with. "Why is a min. wage job worth any less socially than a higher end job? " 1. the produce less 2. their skill is not as high in demand 3. the number of workers is in high supply 4. they are workers who typically work part time and are temporary That is to name a few. "The companies doesnt work without the workers. " The company can only pay so much. If needed they can find a way to downsize. "The rest of the world looks at you and just sees companies doing everything in their power to profit no matter the cost to their workers and the nation theyre in." Everyone wants to profit. People pushing for the min. wage increase want to profit with a higher wage. Issue is, though, they want it to be arbitrary. A company has to provide things to consumers. A company can't force a consumer to buy their goods.
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Look up "characteristics of the minimum wage workers bls". There are several years to look at but in 2016 only 2% of full time workers earned the min. wage. Now to be fair that is the federal min. wage. But a reason why people earn the min. wage is because they are part time, temporary workers. As a business you are not going to pay workers who only work a limited number of hours and can leave quickly a higher wage. They are not as dedicated to the company. Someone who works full time is more dedicated to the company and will earn a higher wage. A company hiring someone on such a low wage is taking a risk in that worker may have 1. limited experience 2. limited skills 3. is not willing to work many hours 4. is temporary Thus to lower the risk they pay a lower wage. Now on to multiple jobs, according to the BLS only around 5% of workers work multiple jobs. Look up "Multiple jobholders by selected characteristics" from the BLS. It gives the data. I will give you links in another comment. This is not to say that we do not have problems. But here is the reality 1. the problems are not as server as comrade Bernie makes them out to be 2. raising the min. wage will not help, if it were that simple then why not $100/hr? 3. try to avoid going off of appeal to emotion statements that career politicians like Bernie Sanders makes, actually look at the numbers and break them down As for this " and why shouldn't one full time job be enough?" Ultimately, we want people to work as little as possible. If everyone was able to make a living working only 20 hours a week that will be a success. I want people to have more free time, but there isn't an easy solution.
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Most Bernie supporters are young college students who don't like the fact that being an adult requires work.
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danwarb1, polls showed the people supported single payer but 80% voted against it in Colorado. Polls showed that 87% of people supported expanded background checks on guns. However a law like that failed in Maryland and passed in NV by only 0.45%. The polls have been wrong lately. In the end Bernie lost and people voted in the opposite direction in voting for Trump.
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joe t, what is your "fair share" of profits? And I am sure the Walton family pays more taxes the you do on top of creating more jobs. If you want to complain about a worthless rich person complain about Bernie Sanders. He owns three homes.
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