Quote:So you'd just get rid of the minimum wage and let the "evil poor" starve, because they don't earn their money.  They may work 40 hours a week, and put in more work than most CEO's ever do, and never make close to the same amount.  But obviously they didn't know the right people to move up the ladder, and thus deserve less than minimum wage.  Sounds about right from a conservative.

 

Come on TED.  I would expect a better argument from you than that.

 

If minimum wage was eliminated, then perhaps the TRUE value of minimum wage jobs would be revealed.

 

There is no way to justify someone working in a fast food restaurant making $15 per hour when someone with actual skill, say an electrician or apprentice actually had to do something to EARN that kind of wage.

 

How many people in this country right now are "starving"?  I would bet that they are "starving" while they surf the internet or play games on their X-Box, or look at the latest on Facebook on their smart phone.

 

So how does one "move up the ladder" to success?  Perhaps it's through hard WORK.

 

In just about every job that I have ever worked at, I always started at the bottom and worked my way up.  It is very much possible for people to do.

 

I personally refuse giving a "hand out" to lazy people.  I don't mind giving a "hand up" to motivated people.

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