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Quote by: Praxius  I agree there are a lot of lazy people out there.... but if they are working, they are working and still contributing to society.
My issue with minimum wage is it's supposed to be a good start for those just getting into the work field with little experience, such as high school students or those just getting out on their own..... but it's usually not enough to get people started, due to the common costs of living which are higher. The minimum wage goes up a few cents and the overall cost of living goes up a few bucks.... there isn't a decent balance.
So then you decide to get some education to get a better job, to get better paid..... but you need money for that as well.... so trying to live off of minimum wage and then also trying to save up for post secondary education is an impossibility.
Then you decide to get raises from work experience instead.... sure.... but nobody will hire you if you have no experience..... and in order to get experience, you need to work.... even when I came out of three different college course, it was still the same.... "No Experience, No Job"
I had enough education up the wazoo to be started off at a decent pay.... but that wasn't the case, nor is it for most others in this position.
Due to my education however, when I finally got into my selected indurstry, I was started off a a buck more then minimum wage..... whoopie.... meanwhile I'm still 60 grand in the hole.
My above statement wasn't in regards to the slackers.... but towards those who fight tooth and nail to get ahead and can't.
I'm finally at a decent position in my life, with a semi-decent pay.... but it shouldn't have been as screwed up as it was to get here. |
I worked at a minimum wage job for FAR longer than I care to admit to. Then, when I got tired of making no money and not being able to afford to live....guess what I did? I got a loan and went to school. Still paying on that loan BTW, but I make FAR FAR more money now than I did before. If I can do it, anyone can do it.