$15 wage is fucking stupid, IMO. Especially in Washington, it's fine how it is. $10 seems reasonable, and that is pretty much what you get in Washington at entry level jobs. The issue is that there aren't enough better paying jobs, not that people don't make enough for entry level jobs. I think entry level deserves entry level. No way in hell is my job underpaying me by 50% of what they currently pay me. And I doubt raising the minimum wage that much will actually help. A small increase would seem more reasonable.
The real issue is that way too many people are working at shitholes like McDonalds that needs to be blown off the face of the earth, while skilled labor ends up in countries like China.
@splodge said:
When a couple with two children are working four jobs between them just to keep themselves steady but still under the poverty line, there is obviously a huge problem.
And that problem would be that they are trying to raise children on an entry level, minimum wage job.
Minimum wage is for students, for people starting careers, not for people trying to raise a family. And, 4 jobs would be part time, so you would basically be talking about 2-3 jobs total. We need a better range of middle class jobs, not better minimum wage. We need people who are not only making more, but doing more, not people who do very little to be paid better. Entry level jobs suck, but that's the fucking world. Starting to play guitar, you'll sound like ass. But keep going and you'll eventually be pretty good at it. Really work your ass on it, you can be awesome at it and make a bundle. We just need an economy that encourages the same to be more achievable.
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