Company Near Seattle Introduces $70K Minimum Wage

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Lux Interior wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]I don't get why everyone is taking this as some sort of universal rule that needs to apply everywhere

It's much easier to discredit the guy by extrapolating the situation universally and then using that to create a strawman.
I think there are some legitimate views - one is that $70k/year is a viable minimum payline for professionals in this country.

I do not criticize this company or its boss.

But to try to extrapolate that this is a viable example of a minimum wage for professionals - which I've seen posted by many - is simply ignorant. And represents poorly on America in general.

$70k/year represents more money in other countries than many Science Directors earn.