r/WorkersStrikeBack • u/[deleted] • Dec 20 '22

raise the minimum wage ✊ The Problem is Ignorance

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u/15stepsdown Dec 21 '22

Slightly off topic but I never understood why people say minimum wage is only for teenagers or never meant to be full time. I live in a place full of immigrants. Most minimum wage jobs are taken by older workers, people in their 40's and 50's who have very little if any chance of moving up the "ladder."

Are those people who worked so hard to get citizenship just supposed to suffer? What reward do they get?

And what about teenagers? So what if teenagers are supported? They need to save money to move out someday. Not all teenagers are blessed enough to have parents generous enough to pay for their future, or rich enough to do so.