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**mindtumor** · 07-10-2009, 04:24 PM

Minium wage in Michigan is already higher than that. We went through this awhile back already.

**drfrightner** · 07-10-2009, 04:38 PM

And they wonder why the economy is in the dumps... they think paying teenagers more money is a good thing well not really it just ships more jobs overseas. This will hurt the haunt industry big time!

Larry

**shredman** · 07-10-2009, 04:57 PM

Im soo not ready for this, this is going to hurt us pretty bad.

I guess I need to stop hiring a ton of actors and build more props haha.

But Larry your so right, this isnt good for the economy

**HauntPhReAk** · 07-10-2009, 04:59 PM

I'm going to play "devil's advocate" for a moment and just make a suggestion. Perhaps by increasing the minimum wage, more of our patrons will be able to afford to go to haunts this season so we will have more business? I'm just thinking out loud and am not disagreeing. I'm just wondering about the possibility.

**HauntedMemphis** · 07-10-2009, 06:55 PM

Actually, I think what it will do is eliminate more minimum wage jobs, making more of the biggest haunt demographic (teenagers) not be able to afford to come.

**Mike Goff** · 07-10-2009, 06:56 PM

not quite sure how our patrons will be able to go to haunts when thier boss laid them off to compensate for all of the raises he will be giving.

Interesting debate that they always have about what is good for an economy and what is not, the one thing that no one ever talks about is that in a free society, the govt. has no right to manage or interfere with an economy. Doesn't anyone care about freedom anymore?

Anyone....

**Tom** · 07-10-2009, 07:26 PM

Originally posted by Mike Goff View Post

boss laid them off to compensate for all of the raises he will be giving.

Anyone....

Wait a minute, if he laid them off, then who is getting the raises? LOL

Couldn't resist...

**SpookywoodsFX.com** · 07-10-2009, 07:26 PM

I'm sure that's what they had in mind from the start Larry, paying teenage haunted attraction employees more money.
Its not only teenagers that make minimum wage, there are millions of adults that work hard every day and make the same.
Minimum wage should rise to compensate for increasing taxes and prices of goods and services. Who has recently raised their ticket prices?? I know of a few....

Mike, you should be happy the government does regulate it, otherwise there would be millions making less than what the minimum wage is set at now... That's pretty sad. By your statement it seems you would pay less if given the opportunity?

Besides, aren't the actors of a haunted attractions the bread and butter, more or less? You could always just fire them if you don't think they are worth the money paid.
Business owners will hate it, John Q. Public will love it... Two sides to every coin.

**Tom** · 07-10-2009, 07:28 PM

Originally posted by HauntPhReAk View Post

I'm going to play "devil's advocate" for a moment and just make a suggestion. Perhaps by increasing the minimum wage, more of our patrons will be able to afford to go to haunts this season so we will have more business? I'm just thinking out loud and am not disagreeing. I'm just wondering about the possibility.

I'll play the devil with ya and good point. Kinda like the price of gas going down last year just before the haunt season. You know it helped. So little extra money to spend...

**Twin Locusts** · 07-10-2009, 07:46 PM

I was paying that to high schoolers last year; otherwise you couldn't keep them for mall jobs. The median home price in this zip is 349k, for the South that's steep, we've lost 2.5% in overall real property value, state has lost 8%. Our micro economy is more like Connecticut.

People that think raising the minimum wage helps workers also think Canada has health care figured out.

**Twin Locusts** · 07-10-2009, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by SpookywoodsFX.com View Post

I'm sure that's what they had in mind from the start Larry, paying teenage haunted attraction employees more money.
Its not only teenagers that make minimum wage, there are millions of adults that work hard every day and make the same.
Minimum wage should rise to compensate for increasing taxes and prices of goods and services. Who has recently raised their ticket prices?? I know of a few....

Mike, you should be happy the government does regulate it, otherwise there would be millions making less than what the minimum wage is set at now... That's pretty sad. By your statement it seems you would pay less if given the opportunity?

Besides, aren't the actors of a haunted attractions the bread and butter, more or less? You could always just fire them if you don't think they are worth the money paid.
Business owners will hate it, John Q. Public will love it... Two sides to every coin.

With sincere and all due respect I have to ask you a question. I won't partake in ranting and it's not my intent to start one.

However, could you please state your age and what state you grew up in? I ask because one can better understand a person's take on their surroundings by having some idea were they view them from.

I'll go first. I'm Greg, 41 - 42 next week, born during the Summer of Love. Born and raised in Kentucky.

**Spookyfinder** · 07-10-2009, 08:12 PM

So, I wonder... employee or contract labor? Here, a contact laborer can be paid a DAILY rate, which is what we're doing... not hourly; well, they can be hourly, it goes both ways. So... would it be beneficial for haunts to take Kelly Allens approach to paying actors/crew? Having a set daily amount or pay, work to whole day to get it, and get paid at the END of the season!

I really don't see this being a problem for haunts at all! -Tyler

**spookhaven** · 07-10-2009, 08:23 PM

Tyler is thinking on the same lines I would. 600 and under you don't have to 1099 them so it's easier all the way around.

**Pumpkingrl** · 07-10-2009, 08:26 PM

Hi, I'm new here. I was wondering if any of you guys could give me some advice on starting a Haunted House... I want to get started soon, but just don't know were to start??:

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