Comments on: Escambia County Unemployment Rate Slips Downward

By: Charles Fillingim

Charles Fillingim — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:52:49 +0000

You do whatever it takes to support yourself or your family. Be blessed that you are able to work.

By: gODSlOVE3eVER

gODSlOVE3eVER — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 19:17:18 +0000

@Mark

So should the success of the business owner come at the expense of the employees? Paying insultingly low wages to workers does not forgive the success of the business owner.

If a business owner doesn’t have the money to properly pay the employees, the owner doesn’t have the money to be in business.

By: Cathy M

Cathy M — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 22:50:50 +0000

Ask local residents what kind of living they are making. This is one of the most economically depressed areas in the nation. Just drive through Warrington and look at all of the empty, derelict buildings. But the “West side is the best side” right?

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 14:40:27 +0000

@Tom, if EVERY place of employment offered a “living wage”, you would see a DRASTIC decline in privately owned businesses. Many privately owned business can barley scrape a profit paying minimum wages.

What’s the point of someone trying to open a business anymore? I put up the money, I take all the risk, and now I have to pay someone a higher wage that prevents me from turning a profit.

What about a kid just starting out working? Are THEY supposed to earn a living wage by delivering newspapers? Do I need to pay someone $15 an hour to cut my lawn?

And let’s say we make this “living wage” everywhere. So someone makes $15/hour delivering newspapers or washing dishes. How does that effect those of us that have a job that required an education or certain work experience? Does everyone’s pay go up proportionally or do I make the same wage with education and experience as the person that just walked in the door and does menial labor?

We are going to “living wage” ourselves out of jobs before long. These lower paying jobs are there for unskilled workers or those just starting out in the work market. Your education and experience is what commands a “living wage”, not just the fact you showed up for work at McDonalds.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:12:03 +0000

As to my earlier comment I of coarse meant (lower unemployment) not higher. I was speaking with the term of underemployment in mind.

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 11:59:54 +0000

Higher unemployment does not necessarily stand to be positive news if those higher numbers come..From such things as a person having to work 2 to 3 low paying jobs to make rent, eat and pay utilities. I would rather see a worker working 1 job with a quality wage and being able to spend time with family. But alas the goals of our politicians are quantity over quality whenever they discuss jobs.. Always higher numbers is all I hear.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 14:33:19 +0000

YES and YES… With people WORKING they have more money to spend and that is always a good thing.. Idle hands are ………