| BMaker11 said: I am single and childless. And I also know that something like 50% of people working minimum wage are single mothers, and not grimy teenagers with a summer job. But I addressed that in a prior post. People are using that as an argument to pull on people's heartstrings because we should feel bad for the situation they're in. But, like I said before, a job that takes no training and can be done by a high schooler shouldn't be paid the same as a job requiring high skills. I don't care who's working that job: single mothers, divorcees, the elderly, college students....it doesn't matter. If you're completely expendable because your job doesn't require much to complete the task and getting a replacement is as easy as picking some guy up off the street, it shouldn't be paid the same as a job that requires a college degree, technical skills, a few years experience in the field, etc. Unless we also increases the wages of higher skilled workers, which would then put minimum wage workers in the same predicament they were before, once the markets adjust. It's not my fault a woman went and had a bunch of kids without going to school. That's on her. That's not on the employer to raise wages to accomodate her irresponsibility. It's on her to better herself to manage the lifestyle she got herself into. And if she 's a single mother because she ended up a widow (if divorced, she gets child support, unless her boyfriend or husband isn't the father...again, her fault for fooling around with scumbags), it's still her fault for not doing anything to boost her skills while she was a housewife. For example, you know you can go to code academy and learn the basics of SQL in under an hour, right? Slap that on a resume and start searching for jobs and you'll get $14/hr minimum (at least around where I live) for an entry level SQL Specialist job. I read that the average household income in the US is like $51 or $52K, and that's 2-income with 3 children and living in a house. 3 children and a house! And that's living comfortably. You mean to tell me 1 person needs over 60% of that to live?! Because, remember, people like to focus on the least common denominator, so while that may seem like candy and rainbows to a single mother, the shitty 17 year old that always gets your order wrong is making that much as well. It's 100% a person's responsibility to be able to accomodate children and a house if they choose to go that route. Not the employer. You don't want to make $7.25? Get a better job. It's not the employers fault you put yourself in a situation where you need more money but don't have more skills. Also remember that minimum wage work isn't meant to be a career. If you're trying to raise a family by working at McDonald's, you're not doing it right. Minimum wage is meant to support your needs, not 3 more kids |
No, minimum wage is meant to alleviate poverty, which is defined as sole provider for a family of 4. That may change as dual income becomes increasingly the norm, but it is still designed that *all* of us can raise a family if we so choose. That path should not be limited to those of us fortunate enough to be on or ahead of the curve.
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