Would you be happier if it was set at the 1st percentile? That way everyone can strive to live in the worst housing situation possible? The line has to be set somewhere and I think their explanation is valid.
Kinda sounds like the concept of taxes, right? Pretty extreme example there bud, but I agree with the basic tenants of taxing certain people higher to reduce living expenses for certain other folks. Anyways, not continuing this debate because this is veering into political territory.
I live in Canada, so I know about high taxes and unreasonable housing costs, but we can part ways here.
This topic is a political discussion at the core.
Are you suggesting that the $5000 cards are not being reviewed by a senior grader who might be in the 13% making a livable wage?
It takes no more skill to grade a $5000 card than a $5.
This is a gross oversimplification and pretty clearly made in bad faith or, at best, ignorance.
The real value in being able to grade cards comes from the ability identify arbitrage in raw vs graded, and put your own money on the line to do it. Thatâs where the real value in the skill comes in, but itâs likely the same argument for most industries.
If you think you are the best burger flipper out there and arenât happy making $10/H, go out and start your own burger shack.
Yes but the people buying donât know they are buying fakes so that protection doesnât help!
I kind of feel like we should lock thisâŠ
We donât need to lock a thread simply for disagreement. So far, everyone has stuck to arguments and avoided attacks.
So lemme get this straight. People going on strike because Ebay pays authentication experts less than minimum wage (keep in mind they handle hundreds of thousands of graded and expensive cards), a political issue?
Also not many people can afford houses at that price. That wont even get you a 1 bd apartment in a avg metropolitan city. The difference between this job and burger flipping is that burger flippers donât handle expensive cards and are really a solid backbone to the integrity of expensive buying.
Your essentially ragebaiting and trying to bait people into arguing with you rn, because your opinion is the same as the EXACT people theyâre going on strike against.
Itâs not less than minimum. The argument is whether it is too little to live a basic life off of.
I guess I didnât think their âbumping wages is communismâ reply was particularly charitable
Itâs still just an argument whether or not you agree with it or think itâs particularly strong. The conversation ends when people start attacking each other instead of ideas.
Eh, if they are paying less than minimum wage, thatâs an issue with the governing bodies, and should be handled.
If itâs an issue with living wage, lobby the governments for change.
in the US you wont be able to live off of it, your making less than 23,000 a year
Minimum wage is a legal definition. You canât pay below minimum legally
Do you really think that the United States would pay any mind to a strike based on TCG authentication from a site like eBay?
This isnât Disney, eBay has basically no control on any kind of political aspect.
Vert strikes are inherently political
The reality is, if they raise the minimum wage, everyone will have more money, the rents will increase, and your magical 40 percentile calculation for living wage also increases.
16.25 is still unlivable. Your barely gonna get by if your single, and you might as well give it up if you have kids or a family.
thatâs why minimum wage remains a hot political issue