Expecting Payment for Work Is Not a FreeLunch

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Last night, Washington Post columnist Catherine Rampell published a piece with one of the dumbest headlines I’ve ever read. Be sure not to stare at this thing for too long or it may blind you with its ignorance:

‘Free lunches’ like the $15 minimum wage may hurt the people they’re meant to help

First of all: as many of you know, writers don’t often get a say in the headlines that run on their stories, and so it’s worth checking to make sure that Rampell isn’t being mischaracterized by a foaming-at-the-mouth headline writer at the Post. But Rampell does, in fact, warn the reader against anyone “peddling free lunches” in the editorial, so it’s fair to say the headline is an accurate representation of her position.

I’ve been covering the minimum wage media beat for Civic Ventures for nearly three years now, and I’ve seen lots of dumb takes: people who earnestly believe there should be no minimum wage, people who think the government should subsidize immensely profitable low-wage employers like McDonald’s and Walmart, people who argue that awful restaurants should be protected from the free market.

https://civicskunk.works/expecting-payment-for-work-is-not-a-free-lunch-1e3464801da9

[BigmanPigman]

1. This is why I boycott Walmart and McD's.

We have to hit the greedy 1% where they live (their pocketbooks)!

[LovesPNW]

2. I always ask those who debase the $15 minimum wage

'Have you requested a wage decrease from your boss, yet?

You want to improve the economy, right?

Don't be a hypocrite - if high wages hurts the economy, then low wages will surely create a hugely successful economy, right?

Seems like you would be first in line for a wage decrease - You seem so helpful!"

[neeksgeek]

3. Not to mention how hard many minimum-wage earners work.