The linked article's short answer is correct, because they can. Their short answer is so far from correct it's not funny. Go ahead, raise the min wage and thus the cost of everything. Then we can put the current $10-15/hour class workers on assistance. The short answer should be to drastically curtail public assistance. I'm not against all of it, but why can't SNAP be more like WIC? No cash redemption to go buy lottery tickets, approved list of foods, etc.
Are we gonna lump uncle whiskers in there too?
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/3462465/
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Oh jeez, not this crap again. I have had it with the poor military on food stamps meme. Done with it. Okay, $53 million commissary redemptions in the last 6 months. That's all dependents, all retired, disabled vets, etc. No idea how many people that is, but it's a number way bigger than the 3 million or so in uniform now. Further, in 1996 I bought a house and made bills while my wife worked part time in a gift shop and/or went to grad school with a small stipend. I was an E-4 and was not particularly rich. Thankfully the crazy lady was very good with budgeting. Last week I was cleaning up my detritus and came across one of my leave and earnings statements from 2002. There, 12 years ago I was an E-6 with 7 years in service and then single. I was making the same then as I am now in the civilian world having been back in the workforce for 3 years and having received 3 raises in the past 9 months. No wonder I could afford a race car back then.
I was making 70K when I left in '08. I
cannot make 70K as a skilled aircraft mechanic unless I move to a union state with a high cost of living and eat union crap. Yeah, I'd rather work 3 jobs at walmart and mcdonalds.
The military gets paid just fine. Want more money make rate and stop getting Vajabba pregnant.