When ever I explain to some one that is 35 and older that has worked at jobs like cashier or any of a number of low paying jobs why minimum wage hurts long term low wage earners they understand. The ones that don’t are the kids or those that are not working for minimum wage. All I have to do is tell some one that has worked 2-3 years at a job and over that time there wage has increased that it wipes out there buying power from those increases because there rent and food prices will increase soon after the wage increase.
All I have to do is tell some one that has worked 2-3 years at a job and over that time there wage has increased that it wipes out there buying power from those increases because there rent and food prices will increase soon after the wage increase.
I’ve always found myour rent, utilities and other expenses go up well before my pay. Of course I’ve only been working since 1983, YMMV.