[nfbwatlk] SUB MINIMUM WAGE

[Philip Blackmer]

I agree that people should be paid what they actually earn, and I don't
necessarily have a problem with paying anyone less than the federal minimum
wage if they cannot work well enough to justify it.  It does however look
like many people are simply told what work to do regardless of ability and
are not even paid as much as a non-disabled person would if they were doing
the same work.  I have a friend who earns a little money from me by doing
odd tasks and I don't pay her minimum wage.  I do however try to give her
work that best suits her abilities.  If I weren't paying her under-the-table
I may pay her more if her performance justified it.  If we could be certain
that the pay was really based on productivity, and if people were encouraged
to develop their skills then the current system may not be such a problem.

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Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 12:16 PM
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] SUB MINIMUM WAGE

Would you hire a driver who only drove 20 miles/hour on the freeway?  If any
of you reading this ever ran a business of your own you would realize that
you cannot afford to hire workers who are less productive.  When I began my
medical transcription career in Chicago I earned far less than minimum wage
because I was paid on the basis of the work I could turn out in an 8-hour
day.  It took a while for me to get my typing speed up to 120 words/minute,
but I did.  After 30 years of being an MT I retired in June.
 I made $50,000 last year WITH BENEFITS.  People who are so disabled that
they cannot compete can always use SSDI, low-cost housing, food stamps,
etc.,  to supplement their income.  It should not be up to the employer to
provide a subsidy for disabled workers.   Let's pay congress what they're
worth.

--
Paul Van Dyck

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