$15/hr minimum wage

[Belsnickel]

(08-14-2018, 04:34 PM)PhilHos Wrote: Yes, but the people EXPECTED to be making minimum wage are teens just starting their first job and senior citizens looking to do something instead of sitting around doing nothing. Instead of raising minimum wage, I think the focus should be on those who are trying to make a living off minimum wage and how they can be paid better (like through job training programs for better paying jobs, etc)

I don't disagree with the need for job training and all of that, but I think the angle you miss with this post is that the majority of teens and seniors working those jobs are part-time employees. They don't necessarily need to be supporting themselves with their wages earned, I don't think we would disagree on that, but they also aren't the focus of these discussions. The idea of a living wage is getting to a point where a person needs to only work one full-time job to support themselves. When we bring the part-time workers into the equation it is a deflection from the real discussion at hand. I know it's not your intent with this, but the argument you make is one that has been pushed for a long time from people that originally intended for it to do just that--produce a red herring.