America has never gone this long without hiking the federal minimum wage

Re:America has never gone this long without hiking the feder... by mamon on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:53PM (#20226143)

But not every job has to provide it. Teenager working part time at McDonalds does not have to earn $100k, they just need to earn enough to buy them new pair of jeans, or few beers for Saturday night party. It is up to them to eventually move from such low skill, low pay jobs to an actual career.

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Re:America has never gone this long without hiking the feder... by smileysteve on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @03:08PM (#20226337)

> they just need to earn enough to buy them new pair of jeans, or few beers for Saturday night party.

It would be nice if they could pay for a semester or 2 (or 8) of college instead of using student loans.

You also assume that their parents are able to put healthy food on the table every night; which statistically, doesn't hold for 100% of Americans.

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Re:America has never gone this long without hiking the feder... by fwip on Wednesday June 19, 2019 @02:55PM (#20226173)

You've built a man out of straw, and now brag that you managed to topple it.

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