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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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

Nobody should work a minimum wage job for more than a year . No one over age 25 should work a minimum wage job.
It’s like publicly admitting you ruined your life .

PoetryNEmotion · F

@AthrillatheHunt Read my comments. Lifes are not ruined. Sometimes it becomes a manner of survival. You do not even think of the disabled, the seniors, students, etc. Try looking at other perspectives.

Nitedoc · 51-55, M

@AthrillatheHunt "Should" being the key word.

Graylight · 51-55, F

@AthrillatheHunt Is it? I only wish everyone had the same luxuries as you in choosing their career path.

PoetryNEmotion · F

@Graylight Some people speak with harsh tongues. They have no hearts. He is on a narrow road. I am glad I am not him.

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@PoetryNEmotion stop projecting. I spoke the truth. Harsh ? Perhaps .

PoetryNEmotion · F

@AthrillatheHunt No. You are close minded. That may work for you. Adios.

Alabamarednek · 36-40, M

@AthrillatheHunt paying less then a SINGLE LIVING WAGE

Defined as a wage that an 18yo can MODESTLY SELF SUFFICIENTLY independent from mom or dad in urban cities on with food, shelter healthcare and transportation at the rate of 40 work hours a week 160 work hours a month 1,920 work hours a year is STEALING.

That is where minimum wage was always always meant to be from it's instatment by FDR, and IS AFFORDABLE.