Should minimum wage be raised? Absolutely to what? $?$?$

I won't quote a dollar numbers. What I will say, is that it needs to be a single living wage.

Defined as enough for a teen out of high school to reasonably afford Rent of a 1 bedroom apartment, transportation, food, healthcare, education.

INDEPENDENT of mom and dad at the rate of 40 hours a week. 160 hours a month or less.

That's supposed to be the minimum. Not the top tier of the skilled pay scale. More skilled trades should be paying FAMILY LIVING WAGES. Which of Defined as a wage that is MODESTLY capable of SELF SUFFICIENTLY supporting a family of 4 at the rate of 160 work hours a month 40 hours a week.

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Nitedoc · 51-55, M

Do you know who pays for the minimum wage increases? The end consumer, all of us.

JSul3 · 70-79

@Nitedoc So people should live in poverty?

Do you complain about folks on welfare and getting 'free stuff?' Get them off welfare by paying enough to get them above the poverty line, making them productive citizens and tax payers.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@JSul3 No. They should work their way out of poverty. It's not the easy way but it can be done. I've done it and so have tens of thousands of others.

JSul3 · 70-79

@Nitedoc Work their way out? Don't condemn those before you walk in their shoes. Every circumstance is different.

How do you suggest they 'work their way out?' How many jobs (all likely low paying as well) does it take...2..3..4? How many hours in a day....24....so work 18 or more?

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@JSul3 Please reread my post. Working their out of poverty won't be possible for every single person but most of them can do it if they work towards it. The key to it is they have to take action. They have to do the work, the studying, the training, ect...

JSul3 · 70-79

@Nitedoc Raise the wage.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@JSul3 Don't count on it.