| I3LuEI3omI3eR said:
All of that doesn't mean they don't deserve a litle increase. That being said it should increase to $10 dollars (NO MORE) an hour. It should increase because, while you brought some interesting points, doesn't change the fact that they are being exploited at their jobs. They are being taken advantage of, and just because they didn't plan ahead or not as smart and ambitions as other people shouldn't mean they should be treated like or paid like decent human beings. |
What prevents them from planning now? I know a girl who works at walmart with me who has two children, just finished community college, and is going to a respectable university majoring in biology. She has worked at walmart for three years now, and is my age 21. She make 10/ hr after starting at 8.4/hr. It certainly doesn't seem like having kids as a teen has hindered her progress. Heck, it doesn't even have to be that drastic for these workers. They can go from one entry level position to a better one. In a five mile radius where I live (Pittsburgh suburb) home depot, rite aid, walmart, lowes, three local super markets, wallgreens, family video, the local library, and countless others are hiring in a variety of positions, all starting with wages in the $8 area and with movement of approximately 50 cents every six months until you reach $10- $12/ hour, which is a lot considering how cheap the cost of living here. The problem is that a lot ( not all) of the people who work in the fast food industry don't even qualify for these jobs because they just aren't dependable.
