What should be the range for minimum and maximum wages

[lilly]

What are your thoughts on the pay range for the minimum wage and maximum wage?

[Reporter]

We'll be richer soon.

I want to be a part-time bartender working weekend nights in Minneapolis soon.

[lilly]

I feel that at the minimum, anyone putting in 8 hours of work per day and working 40 hours a week (2080 hours per year) ought to get paid a fair living wage.  Their wage should be at a level where they can satisfactorily sustain themselves.  They should be able to pay market rate rent for a 3-bedroom housing unit, be able to afford groceries and living expenses without needing any help from the government.

At the maximum, CEO's and people up the chain should not be paid more than 20 times the lowest-paid employee.

No one, no matter the net worth of the company or their role in the company, should be paid such an insane wage and get insane bonuses while the lowest-paid employees are barely getting by.  Yes, people at the top make decisions that have a bigger impact on the success or failure of the company, but do their positions and decision-makings really deserve to be compensated at $1,000 per hour?  I say no.  No one's brain power is worth that much.

The people that should be the highest paid are doctors, I think.  Even for doctors, I think $2million a year is a fair base wage.  For surgeons, I think it'd be fair to add another $10K per human life that they save on top of their $2million base wage.

What do you think?

[theking]

What are your thoughts on the pay range for the minimum wage and maximum wage?

Depends due to several variables such as the cost of living in a particular area. For $15/hr. may not go far in SF and other parts of California but it can be pretty good for many in parts of Mississippi or Arkansas..

[hmgROCK]

The people that should be the highest paid are doctors, I think.  Even for doctors, I think $2million a year is a fair base wage.  For surgeons, I think it'd be fair to add another $10K per human life that they save on top of their $2million base wage.

What do you think?

jesus christ
that's freaking high and overpaid
$1-2 million, that's a no no no from me

"We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"  -us declaration of independence


my solution is:  $100k salary for everyone
janitor, cashier, doctor, law maker, sport athletic, movie star, etc...
everyone get paid $100k

yes, we need painter and artist and musician <<<<<<< (not a good job)

because you know, all men are created equal
and they should be paid the same

also, no more tax dodging, amazon
STRAIGHT FLAT TAX  15% for everyone
none of that zero tax