Quote:
Originally Posted by arock10
The min wage was over $10 in the 1970s when taking inflation into account
I still find it very amusing that people find workers wanting $15 an hour is nuts. Since the vast majority are, it's like bi partisan at gfy
|
Some people feel better about themselves by knocking others down and knowing that people are "below" them. We've largely been conditioned to think your wage equals your worth as a human. I think some people think if the low wage McDonalds worker makes $12 or $15 an hour and they themselves make about $40 an hour then that increase lowers their own worth. It's like an insult to them. After all the guy who works 8 hours a day in the grease pit is "lazy" and "stupid" (somehow they know this just from their job and never having met them) while they themselves are superior and a "better person". See the psychological forces at work here?