Not to take take this forum off course but $17 an hour minimum wage across the board is a significantly bad idea. Companies would halt hiring and in return begin layoffs to help off set the increase, company investments for better products would halt in favor of automated/robotic labor, full time employment would be decreased, inflation would surge across the board, and skilled professions would be in serious jeopardy as why would a high school graduate want to go to college for a higher education if the pay is relative to just quickly grabbing a Job at McDonalds. What’s always lost is minimum wage is increasing but all those who worked hard, got degrees, and put years into to be at their pay don’t get the pay increase. So is that fair I ask? I call it eerily similar to communism and well hell Karl Marx even said it’s a good idea but will never work.
This would just the start of serious economic troubles. A trickle down effect would spread through all businesses.
Me and my wife worked are butts off to be where we are at in life, barely middle class, and that is how it should be. Keep working harder to better your situation. Not well life is expensive so here we will pay you more so you don’t struggle so much.
I no their are certain circumstances out their that can make a bad situation worse but you just need to weather it and try and rise above not just complain to get your way. I tell my daughter the same thing when she complains to get what she wants.
Some may say I’m being heartless and don’t care but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. My parents had rough spots and crawled their way out, my wife’s parents the same, me and wife have both been in the same place. We fought back and regained our feet. Life isn’t always fair so you can either stand your ground or sadly,as many do now, complain and blame until someone gives you what you want. I say stand and make it yourself.