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The problem is when said person whines that people are too lazy to work for them for that wage.

Obviously for that kind of person it would be a problem if nobody wants to work for that wage. He has to live with his unclean apartment.

In any case, here we have an article whining about unfair employers. Are there really that many articles whining about lazy workers?

The entire foxnews channel is bitching about lazy people.

I don't have US TV. It sounds rather funny to me, though. The bitching about lazy people won't change anything. In contrast, bitching about greedy businesses may lead to harmful legislation.

> The bitching about lazy people won't change anything.

This is wrong. A Presidential candidate going on a crusade against "welfare queens" changed LOT in the US.

In what way? Granted, it seems possible that welfare programs are eventually being canceled, but I thought the US doesn't have many to begin with (except for the Corona help atm)?

I know a lot of small business owners who do nothing but whine about this in my hometown. However, I think that their issue really is not offering wages as high as the competition. An old friend of mine is doing pretty well with his recently established restaurant, as he has one of the only dinners at full staff in the area. He is paying about $25 per hour, and it seems to be working quite well, as he not only has a full staff, but people are pretty motivated when paid decently.

It will work for some businesses, but not for others. I'd wager a guess that your friend's restaurant is also not a cheap option for dinner. Which is fine, but if only more expensive restaurants survive, it also means poorer people will have to cook at home more.

Depends, cheap restaurants see more traffic, especially fast food. They should be able to spread the cost of increased wages across the additional customers.

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