New Study Reveals Impact of $500 to Fight Poverty in King County — Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County
www.seakingwdc.org
A $500 monthly boost led to significant employment growth, enhanced savings, improved debt management, and better quality of life for diverse King County residents facing poverty. The Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Pilot, designed by the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County (WDC) and
  • AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
    17·
    7 months ago
    1. You can’t go lower than minimum wage. Those making minimum wage would benefit the most.
    2. Companies still have to keep competitive salaries to maintain a workforce. If they lower their salaries they risk losing employees who can choose to go somewhere that doesn’t lower salaries.
    3. It won’t cost employers anything to keep the same salary. This money would presumably be coming from reallocations of taxes that are currently being collected. For the employer it’s like getting a free raise for their employees.
    • isles@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      7 months ago

      You can’t go lower than minimum wage. Those making minimum wage would benefit the most.

      Better to say “It’s unlawful to go lower than minimum wage”. Though, here are some lawful situations where employers pay sub-minimum wage. We all know companies don’t operate lawfully.

      • Wtfrud@lemmy.world
        3·
        7 months ago

        I knew there were circumstances where someone could be paid less than minimum wage but damn…we have a purpose made rule for people with disabilities? It makes me question the places I know have a tendency to hire people with mental disabilities. Did they do it to be kind? Or did they do it to have cheaper labor to go collect shopping carts?

        • mozz@mbin.grits.devOP
          4·
          7 months ago

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