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Originally Posted by GatorB
I think there's something to be said for compensating people for doing the grunt work no one else would do.
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A nice thought except the grunt work no one wants to do is that way for a reason. How can you justify the value of that work outweighs the fact that the people most qualified to perform it are the ones that decided a long time ago that they weren't interested in pursuing the criteria necessary to attain other more interesting/acceptable employment?
The fact is, we have bred a population of people who believe they are really worth more than they are. Natural Selection has been thrown out the door and replaced by the US Welfare System (in its many forms and disguises), of which minimum wage and it's discussion is a huge part.
The last time I personally cared about minimum wage was in 1986 when I was 14 (what, it was $2/hr?). I was happy to get it then. By the time I was 18, minimum wage was like $3.25/hr and I was going to college and making $8/hr. I worked and took jobs that paid me more so I could get qualifications to make more money. Where the fuck do all these people that expect handouts and protections come from? Who taught them core values that exclude doing better for yourself everyday? This seriously perplexes me and makes me wonder where we are going as a nation.