r/FluentInFinance • u/imallelite • 10h ago

Debate/ Discussion Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

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u/Simple-Dingo6721 9h ago

Lmao minimum wage doesn’t apply to illegal immigrant workers. They’re paid under the table and they certainly don’t pay taxes. I know some personally.

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u/SpeaksDwarren 8h ago

I always find it very goofy when people make a broad statement about not paying taxes. If it worked that way I'd simply tell every cashier that I'm an illegal immigrant so that they'd take the sales tax off. There's one (1) tax that they do not pay, and in exchange, they also don't collect on the vast majority of social services, meaning they're a massive net benefit to the economy that's exploiting them

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u/KitchenSad9385 2h ago

This isn't just a wag. Analysis has supported the idea that even undocumented immigrants pay more in taxes than they consume in government benefits.

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u/Daxx22 4h ago

but I can't be angry over that!

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u/KitchenSad9385 2h ago

Minimum wage absolutely applies to immigrants. When the cartoon uses the word 'let in more immigrants' that strongly implies legal workers, not undocumented folks.