Who is going to pay?

Question

Well I see "uncle" Teddy Kennedy is at it again. He wants to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.50 next year, This is going to cost jobs & the poor will still be poor. Until a little while ago I owned a small Business. I paid $9.50 ( after school help) & $ 26 for experanced workers. I had to pay this to get good help. Why not let the market set the wage? I can not find ANYONE making $5.15. Do you know someone who makes that?

I worked for minimum wage but I was 14 to 17 years of age & in school.($1 a hr.)

Fast food in my area is $6.50 to $9.47. Burger King, Mc D, Wendeys.

MELINDA C; The local prison here starts at$9.85 & after3 years you are making around$13. I know a guard who is incharge of the guards , has been there 11 years, makes$56,000 a yr.

Answer 1

I am not in favor of the minimum wage increase. If a person wants to make more money, they need to find a way to attend college or a trade school. Why should we pay more for unskilled, uneducated labor? I think this is why many jobs are outsourced.

Answer 2

I guess it REALLY depends on where you are. I live in a mostly military town and the job market around here is awful. There are lots of jobs, but most of them are $6.00 an hour or less. For example- there is a private medium security men's prison here, and the starting pay for a correctional officer was just raised to $8.50 per hour. That is considered a very good job here. If you have a 4 year degree here, then you are still looking at less than $10.00 per hour in most fields.

Answer 3

yes i worked for min wage a good part of my teen years. go to some fast food places sometime, ask them what they make.

Answer 4

don't know