On 2/28/2017 3:14 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>
> It's not my reasoning. You can see it in action all over
> the country. Walmart and McDonald's are notorious for it.
> "Let's hire 2 part-time workers. We'll get the same
> productivity as 1 full-time worker and we don't have to
> pay health insurance. And because they're not skilled
> for any other job, they'll work for a pittance and we
> can pocket the profit."
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

So they hire 1 worker full time, pay a fair wage, give benefits. Where
does the other person now go? Is there a job available for him/her? As
for the profits, now would be lost as prices would go up to cover the
costs. Businesses have to make a profit.