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Originally Posted by nadanada
i'm not opposed to raising the minimum wage if it doesn't effect unions. such a small percentage of the US works for min wage that it would hardly be effective to most goods and services.
on the other hand i don't respect anyone over 18 that works for min wage, bitches about it, and doesn't make the effort to improve their financial position. even the people that camped out for ps3's to make an extra buck took more initiative than most of the tards working for 5.15 ever will.
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Part of the reasoning for a minimum wage (not just in the US) is to cover scenarios of abuse. Sure.. in the past it was unions who pressed for standards in various industries, but generally that's disappearing.
In several industries abuse is commonplace - eg hotels and catering. A few would employ slaves if they thought it could be "legal" and acceptable. Employees in a few industries get sacked if they dare ask for a raise above the legal limit - and it's not because they are not contributing or "bad" employees. (Sure, the sacking is done to keep it legal - usually.)
The proposed increase to $7 ish is not an achievement - $7 is still lower than most industrialized western countries.