It’s only shade because, on some level, you didn’t feel truly confident about wearing that dress.

LOLOLOL

“Alternate universe”= A 26 year-old black girl whose parents listened to Motown and not the Rolling Stones.

I think something that also often goes without mentioning, because it makes people uncomfortable, is that the question of the minimum wage is primarily a moral issue. There are economic benefits that can be argued to death, for sure, but what it really comes down to is a moral call: We think it is morally wrong to pay…

Since when was Ronald Reagan a baby boomer?

I love how Scalia put this in a 2002 essay (unrelated to marriage rights) about the obligations of a public servant when their job duties conflict with their beliefs: “He has, after all, taken an oath to apply the laws and has been given no power to supplant them with rules of his own. Of course if he feels strongly…

The other part believes that the biggest driver of this is the generation that doesn’t want to really do anything.

I love that the right’s response to raising the minimum wage is “Well, well, well, WE’LL JUST REPLACE YOU WITH ROBOTS.”

Employees that are happier, are compensated and feel valued will also provide better service, which will do more for the bottom line. Costco and In-N-Out are great examples of this. These companies have proven you can pay a living wage, have a non-assholish business model AND make a profit.

You don’t even have to go that far. Higher wages means lower turnover in your staff which means less money spent training new employees constantly. Furthermore, an experienced staff tends to be more productive, efficient, and less inclined towards mistakes.

If I had made more than minimum wage at Burger King, I would’ve ordered more value meals instead of from the value menu (because you still have to pay half price, and no discounts on pickin chicken Monday or whopper Wednesday)

The Walrus & the Holy Crap That Looks Tasty Where In Seattle Is This So I Can Eat There hits upon an interesting point. Paying employees better seems to me that it would be good business, as it signals to a clientele that cares about social justice that “this is one of the good ones.” Those folks are often willing to…

There’s this idea, that’s never said, but basically some professional people (like myself) don’t make $15, so why should some dumb burger flipper?

Because then rich people might possibly be slightly less rich, or their wealth might grow at a slower rate. I’m sorry, but hundreds of thousands of people having a chance at a better life just isn't worth that.

Regardless, if your business doesn’t make enough money to pay your employees a living wage, then it is not a very good business, and deserves to go broke.

I’m really torn about this issue. On the one hand, I have friends who have been sex workers. They have been white, middle class women who chose to get into it to make a few extra dollars, to make an income when they lost their jobs, to put themselves through school, etc. Some of them had good experiences, some of them…

I don’t mind the sex workers, they have every right to support themselves, work in a safe environment, and have the opportunity for a safe exit of the industry (if that is what they choose). But I’m not down with anyone buying or renting a human body. It perpetuates human trafficking and slavery. Respect the workers,…

Honestly, you seem insane and borderline illiterate. Everyone on this thread is trying to explain that to you.

You get it.

Tone policing black women is pretty damn white, and if you don’t want to be lumped in with Miley, maybe don’t engage in it yourself?