Minimum Wage With the Emphasis on Minimum
I know all the arguments; that it’s only kids getting it, an increase will lose jobs and no one actually lives on minimum wages.
The arguments are wrong. According to The Heritage Foundation;
"One-half are teenagers or young adults under the age of 23.” That tells me that trying to get started in life when you’re already a third of the way through it is pretty grim on $5.15 an hour.
“Two-thirds of these young workers live in families with incomes two or more times the official poverty level for their family size.” That’s two thirds of the one half, which is one third. Let’s keep the figures honest and this figure doesn’t address the issue of how to leave that family when you’re only making five an hour.
“ Just 14 percent live in poor families.” Great! Someone in the family must be making a decent wage.
“Almost 74 percent are enrolled in either high school or college.” Ever try to carry full course credits and pay for college at $5.15?
“Just 5 percent are married.” The gutsy 5%, ‘c…