Should the government raise the national minimum wage?
The federal minimum wage is the lowest wage at which employers may pay their employees. The minimum wages are set according to Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and vary from 150 rupees ($2.40) per day in Bihar to 361 rupees ($5.80) per day in Delhi. State governments set a separate minimum wage for agricultural workers.
@9CXDW9TIndependent8mos8MO
No, but adjust it periodically according to inflation.
@9CQHY6ZBharatiya Janata9mos9MO
No, markets should determine wages according to demand and supply
@9BDBJL7Bharatiya Janata12mos12MO
Develop enforceable parameters random increases are irrelevant
No, Trade Unions and Employers should negotiate Wages according to the Job and Inflation . Government must act as a mediator here. Businesses should present the report on the amount of wages they are providing their Workers.
@933Y7NFIndependent2yrs2Y
Should be decided by labor unions
@8QQ89GSIndependent3yrs3Y
No, instead provide UBI
@8KJQRCTBharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
Minimum wage should depend both on the experience level and industry. It should also be revised every 3 to 5 years.
@922F8F52yrs2Y
Abolish the minimum wage and switch to a focus on unionised workforces and industry-level tripartite meetings between the government, worker's unions, and employers' organisations in order to set wages (my model is the Irish Social Partnership)
@8Z3J2C32yrs2Y
Private sector: end the minimum wage and encourage unionisation unions are an integral part of the free market and negotiations between unions and employers' organisations can set wage, either at the firm level or industry level.
Public sector: establish a nation-wide pay grade system that applies to everyone (teachers, academics, diplomats, every single public sector employee).
@8YCC7HZIndependent2yrs2Y
Minimum wage should correspond to necessary expenditure.
@8WY44CN2yrs2Y
Government employees should be paid according to a standardised and indexed pay grade; private sector employees' salaries can be negotiated by unions.
@8WXYJBVIndependent2yrs2Y
Stick to standardised pay grades for government employees. Eliminate the minimum wage and rely on union-employer negotiation(s) to keep private sector wages high enough.
@8VRNKW63yrs3Y
India does not need a minimum wage at this moment.
@8SH7PQXBharatiya Janata3yrs3Y
It should be left up to states to decide the minimum wage based on the economic conditions of their respective jurisdictions.
@8CT9CYGBharatiya Janata4yrs4Y
No, It has been proven time and again increasing minimum wage increases unemployment
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@7PTCG381yr1Y
Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation. Allow individual states to raise the wage if the cost of living in their area necessitates it
@93YKQZL2yrs2Y
Abolish the federal minimum wage and make it a local or state issue. Create guidelines to ensure that state and local leaders cannot abuse the system to establish low wages for others.
@57XN3G42yrs2Y
Yes, and raise all wages to a living wage and comparatively to education/degree.
@9425J2G2yrs2Y
No, lower cost of living so that people can afford what they work for. Minimum wage for entry level jobs and free training/promote from within a company should be implemented.
@93Z7LG52yrs2Y
No, wage standards should be local because living cost is different across the country
@heatherdvdprincess2yrs2Y
Yes, make it a living wage and adjust it according to inflation regularly enough to keep it a living wage. Perhaps enough to make $24k a year when working full time.
I've heard of many people happily living on $7k per year despite having much more (even being rich). However, this does require some time to aquire skills for DIY. So $24k may be more reasonable for people without those skills.
@93SWSM82yrs2Y
No, different states and zip codes have vastly different costs of living and income necessity, so wages should be adjusted accordingly.
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Every state has a different standard of living. Each state should have the power to decide on a minimum wage. The federal government should only ensure that the minimum wage is not abused by state governments for politics.
@4HNKVKT2yrs2Y
Yes, but the federal minimum wage should be set in line with the lowest state or by a calculated value rather than a flat value for the entire country
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Every state has a different standard of living. Each state should have the power to decide on a minimum wage.
@8TBSRN22yrs2Y
The federal minimum wage should be set based on profit, number of employees, and inflation.
@93GXC372yrs2Y
Yes, and make it a living wage that adjusts with inflation
@93CS3TH2yrs2Y
No, we should not have a federal minimum wage
@8TMFV7P2yrs2Y
No, eliminate all wage standards and implement a Negative Income Tax instead
@9344LDW2yrs2Y
Yes, but adjust it every 10 years according to inflation
@9334YP32yrs2Y
No, the government should have no control over the wages agreed between an employer and an employee in the private sector.
@8YFCYTS2yrs2Y
No, states should set their own minimum wages and adjust it according to inflation
@92XHX9V2yrs2Y
make it a living wage and adjust every year according to inflation
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, minimum wage standards should be a state option rather then federal option
@92RVS892yrs2Y
Yes, if they cap prices.
@92PJ2HW2yrs2Y
No, this prices out small businesses that cannot afford to pay workers and benefits large corporations like Amazon and Walmart. Additionally, small businesses make up a large portion of empoyers.
@8532KYJ2yrs2Y
No, eliminate the minimum wage and replace it with a citizen dividend
@92JXK3J2yrs2Y
Yes, but the Democratic proposal of 15 dollars is too high. 10-11 dollars is a better idea.
@92DRQZM2yrs2Y
You can raise it but not much, if it is raised I say raise it only a dollar or 2
Deleted2yrs2Y
No, but limit the ratio of pay between worker and owner.
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