And how many earn this? Around 1% of hourly employees…if that. Not what I’d be concerned with right now.
replyWhy not raise it then?
replyI don’t know, ask the states that have lower wages on the books (even though federal prevails).
replyWhy shouldn't we be concerned about it?
replyA society should be judged by how it treats those at the bottom and by that metric our current society is pretty awful.
? Who are you to say they deserve more than that.
replyI come to this website everyday. And each day I lose faith in humanity a little more.
replyWho are you to say that they don't?
replyWhat makes you better than them?
replyMy own lived experience tells me they deserve more.
replyThe vast majority of people I've known who have worked for minimum wage were much harder workers and frankly just much better humans (who happened to have less privileged starts in life) than the vast majority of people I've known who are financially secure.
But even if you don't believe they deserve more inherently, it would still be dumb for us to continue to let income inequality grow at the ridiculous rates it has been over the last 40 years. This pattern never turns out well for society.
0. You are really trying to say that one group of people are “much better humans”…? I think people should fear this type of attitude. It _never_ turns out well for society when we go this route.
reply1. The federal minimum wage is not the solution to any of your complaints.