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JHan

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5. agreed but with a couple caveats..

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 06:30 PM

Feb 2017

A true living wage- adjusted to inflation - would be around 24 dollars per hour. There's benefit to wages guided by legislative fiat but that shouldn't be the emphasis - not all businesses would be able to manage in those circumstances. Rather we should look at incentivizing growth.

As for undocumented workers, because they're not under full protection by law, exploitation is all too easy for predatory business owners.

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Utah leaders acknowledge immigrants' contribution to state's economy [View all] JHan Feb 2017 OP

Recommended. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

Yep, that is the travesty. We don't realise that incorporating them in the economy.. JHan Feb 2017 #2

And Democrats should frame it that way. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #3

agreed but with a couple caveats.. JHan Feb 2017 #5

Undocumented workers are the preferred choice for many business owners. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #6

These are the same people who vote Republican GentryDixon Feb 2017 #4

Oh how I agree. Wellstone ruled Feb 2017 #7