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BocaHoo91

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And they really shouldn't be... at least not outside of a special


occasion. We need to drop this notion that all jobs should pay a living wage (that's a general "we"... I'm not saying you're necessarily saying that, I get that you're responding to Tuck's point). Certain jobs are meant to be either part-time, or student / summer jobs, or a first job just to get some basic experience. You can't and shouldn't expect to make a career as a cashier at McDonald's and expect a "living wage". That makes no sense, and it's the quickest way to ensure NO ONE has that job because jobs like that will just be replace through automation if the cost is forced up to a living wage.

I worked for near minimum wage (or tips... which could actually be pretty decent pay) all the way through college. Those jobs would not have been available to me if they had been forced to pay me a living wage. And I couldn't afford to dine out at restaurants like the ones on the downtown mall either when I was a student worker.

(In response to this post by 111Balz)

Posted: 01/03/2018 at 08:40AM



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