What happens to your salary if the minimum wage is repealed?

[OldJourno]

My salary wouldn't change. Why would yours?

 

[Disgustipated]

My salary wouldn't change. Why would yours?

Of course it doesn't- this has no affect on unemployment benefits.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Nothing, I live in California, which will raise minimum wage in response.

The skeleton crew will continue to keep things rolling.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Parents don't pay minimum wage to their kids who live at home.

 

[Ms_Ann]

I'm more concerned about the robots. They work for free.

 

[Liar]

I'm more concerned about the robots. They work for free.

Robots gotta eat. Eletricity aint free, yo.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Robots gotta eat. Eletricity aint free, yo.

Overhead. Right now about 7% of the work I used to do has been programmed.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Salary <> Wage

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[GiaCat]

Parents don't pay minimum wage to their kids who live at home.

Don't give politicians ideas

 

[OldJourno]

Judging by the response, the arguments that everyone would be paid pennies on the dollar if there was no minimum wage sound weak.

 

[Adjudicator]

Judging by the response, the arguments that everyone would be paid pennies on the dollar if there was no minimum wage sound weak.

Judging by the response in this thread? This is not a statistically significant sample.

My salary would be unaffected, but I imagine the cost of living would be affected by a change like this.