Lowering taxes on the wealthy will not create jobs; taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations are not causing our economic woes.
No company is going to hire people simply because it is making money. The only reason a company would hire is because it needs more manpower.
Demand for products and services creates that need, and people who make a good wage are the driving force of that demand. A strong middle class is the true “job creator” in this country, and it is being killed off by poorly-conceived economic policies.
There is a lot of pressure on workers to accept lower wages.
Unions, which have fought for a higher of standard of living for blue-collar workers, are made to look like villains because unionized workers often make good money.
But workers who are poorly paid depend on public benefits to feed, house and clothe their families. They pay little tax and contribute little to the demand for goods and services. They often can’t safeguard their health, or pay for an education that could help raise their economic standing. The rest of the taxpayers must support them or let them die.
If those workers were paid a little better it would help them, and it would help the economy.
Instead of cutting wages for the middle class, the bottom tier standard of living needs to be raised.
Driving wages down might seem like a quick fix, but it only makes the problem worse.
Tina Riley, Jay
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