QUORA: Why does the minimum wage continue to be so divisive?
by Chip Kerr, Feb 28, 2021

Because so few people understand the racist origins of the
idea. And it's even more entertaining when you discover
that the party brought you the KKK is still promoting the
idea today but managed to convince you it's a good thing
that it still exists.
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Jim Wallace, June 27, 2021
They call it the minimum wage for a reason. It's an entry
level job for people with low skills or none. You start
out on a job and learn skills, work ethics, being part of
a team. learn the things you need to know to advance and
get a better paying job. and you are able to advance up the
ladder of success. you then can demand more money because
you are worth more money. Entry level jobs were never
supposed to support a family. This is why a good education
is so important. Without it you are going to have a hard
time getting a good paying job. It only stands to reason...
If you up the pay scale for people who have no skills, then
the business is going to do one of two things: (1) raise
his prices on to the consumer, or (2) look into automation.
This is exactly what a Chicago McDonalds is exploring, a
fully automated fast food restaurant.
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Scott Johnston, July 21, 2021
Your first job involves demonstrating that you can show up
on time, follow directions and perhaps show some initiative.
If you want to make more than minimum wage, you must make
the effort to create a path and follow it. If you can't
make more money at your current job, then you need to find
another job that pays better. There are companies that pay
more. You need to find out what it takes to get that job &
then do it. Employers like In-n-Out & Costco get the cream
of the crop for the type of work they do. They want attitude
as well ask basic job skills.

If you need to get more education to get the job you want,
go to junior college or a trade school. If you go to a
state sponsored, most people can make that happen. You need
to choose a field that has career opportunities. With the
internet, you can research what jobs pay and how in demand
they are. There are jobs for skilled trades, electronics,
computers and many other fields that will allow you to
pay off student loans if you select your school with some
care. If you choose a field that offers few to no jobs,
you will be wasting your money and not getting ahead.

The military is also a good option. The pay isn't great,
nut the job skills they teach combined with the benefits
are great.

If you are hardworking and determined, then you need to
make a plan and execute it. If you expect someone else to
hand things to you, you will be a slave to the government
for the rest of your life.
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Bob Wexler, Aug 12, 2021
The world is built survival of the fittest. The lion goes
after the stragglers of the group not the leader. I've been
working almost 60 years. I've usually been paid more than
minimum wage & more than many of my co-workers. I learn to
do what is necessary & more. I never want to stop learning.
I enjoy coworkers & customers coming to me to learn what,
why, how. That makes me more valuable to an employer.
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Chip Kusmaul, July 31, 2021
Minimum wage isn’t at all divisive, until you try to force
people to pay it. That begs an obvious question: Since when
does anyone else have the right to decide what an employer
must pay, and an employee must be paid? THAT pisses a few
people off.

Do we have minimum price law for goods and services? No.
If the government, in order to protect the well being of
businesses, set minimum prices for cars, clothes, cell
phones, furniture, food, etc, people would be rightly
pissed off. Let the market decide the prices.

And of course, minimum wage doesn’t mean that all people
who want a job will get minimum wage. Those who get a job
will get minimum wage, but all the employees who aren’t
worth minimum wage to an employer, will simply not be hired.
Think about it. In your life there have been many things
that you did NOT buy, because the price was too high. So,
in your judgement & based on your budget, you didn’t buy.
What do you think an employer does when the price of labor
is too high in his judgement, & won’t fit his budget?
He doesn’t hire, that’s what.

And in case anyone wasn’t aware, very few people make only
minimum wage. Well, if minimum wage is all an employer HAS
to pay, why do they almost always pay more? Generally, MUCH
more. Because quality costs more, just like when you buy a
car, a computer, or a cell phone. The more skill, ability
& dependability an employer needs, the more they expect to
have to pay.

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