Thinker101
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/—-/ No dumbass, it means I took matters into my own hands and worked hard to do better. Today I’d take the $10 an hour job and work my way up. Same theory, just different numbers./——/ I earn a great living and I’m neither a doctor or lawyer. When I got my first part time job in 1968 it was for $1.40 an hour. I wanted to buy my first car and minimum wage wasn’t enough so I got experience, improved my skills and found a job for about $2.25 and by 1969 I was making over $3 an hour. I bought my first car, a used VW Karman Ghia.Why would you want people who vote for you to be on food stamps? Wouldn't you want them to have the opportunity to get off of them? I'm not sure why Democrats view government dependency as desirable. Instead of getting as many people on foodstamps as possible(Obama), wouldn't you want to provide as much opportunity as possible so people wouldn't need them?
Millions of jobs have to be done and they simply do not pay much. The argument for raising minimum wage? SOCIALISM!!!
I see your argument as talking out of both sides of your mouth. No, tens of millions of people can not become engineers or doctors. They still have to eat.
It doesn't matter what you did. When you did it there were millions of well paying factory jobs that one could get with absolutely no experience. That is no longer the case.
That's like arguing, I could buy a loaf of bread for 19 cents, I don't understand why everyone can't do that today.
Just for future reference, if you think name calling is a proper rebuttal, I will ignore you.
Yes, you can take a $10 an hour job and move up BUT there are a limited number of jobs one can move up to.
I note this over and over, please tell me in decent language if you can where I am wrong.
Your solution will work for an individual. It will not work for tens of millions. This is a country of tens of millions.
Well, it sure has worked for tens of millions individuals for the last 100 years (at least). For those that feel they deserve a promotion because they show up every day, better hold out for that $15/hour job that may come along one of these days.