I really am tired of people trying to increase the minimum wage in the U.S, its already a little too high. If we increase the minimum wage, workers will have to be laid off because the company simply can't afford to employ that many workers. Also with the increased wages, the cost to produce will increase, therefore causing the companies to increase the prices of their products.
Fast Food workers want 15 dollars an hour. This is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard. You work in a fast food restaurant, and they think the way to get out of poverty is to increase their wages to 15 dollars an hour? Companies can't afford to do such things, they hire you for the same reason you work there; to make money! If you increase the wage to 15 dollars an hour, you cause even more unemployment then there already is. Also its a ridiculous amount of money for the job you do! So you should be making 31,000 dollars a year, because you are in poverty? And it is more than likely one of your decisions that got you there? It really grinds my gears, because they are not even thinking about the effects of increasing wages like that. All they care about is having spending money so they don't have to spend it all on food.
No I do not like to see people in poverty, but when someone thinks increasing wages is the solution, it makes me want to call them an idiot.
Just a little rant I had, discuss people being stupid and not understanding the effects of increasing wages.