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Reply to "Hillshire Farms closing Florence plant"

Originally Posted by Kenny Powers:
Originally Posted by seeweed:

The problem I see with the current minimum wage is it is so low, that people working full time at that wage can apply for food stamps, and in fact are encouraged to do so by Walmart and McDonalds.

A full time worker  SHOULD make enough to not be eligible for food stamps, in other words, a living wage.

the R's always want to bring in the teenager into the discussion, and I can be ok with an "apprentice" wage for them, but the vast amount of people working foro minimum wage are not teens, but are people with families, and full time (or nearly full time) jobs just trying to live.

 

Fyi, workers under the age of 25 make up 50% of the people that make minimum wage. 

 

 

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I had a wife, and 2 kids and a home mortgage by the time I was 25. What does that have to do with anything ?

 edited to add : FYI

 

Last edited by seeweed

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