First you have to separate the whining from the actual need. What I mean by that is I do think that anyone should be able to go to work, work an honest day for their employer and be able to support themselves but the key word their is honest.
I was raised (started at 12) working in convenience stores my mother managed after school and roofing for my uncle over the summer before entering into an apprenticeship and becoming a master electrician.
Every time I go in a gas station or fast food restaurant I leave disgusted. It now takes three millennials to do the job that one 13 year old did in 1990. Where's the work ethic? Convenience stores used to run efficiently with one employee most of the time now has three employees and it still takes longer than it should to get service. The kids entering the work force now are more concerned about their Twatter status than they are about investing in themselves and it shows.
Back when minimum wage was like $5 and hour I moved out at 17 and got my own place (with a room mate) making minimum wage. When I met my wife I was making barely more than minimum wage and that's when I got into an apprenticeship and decided to invest in myself.
For five years I went to school at night to become an expert in my craft and make a way for me and my family to enjoy "a living wage". I didn't get there by mistake. It took hard work, dedication and commitment. The same opportunities are still available today for anyone that wants them. More so actually as we can't seem to find people willing to work nowadays and my pay, over the last 5 years has gone up $10 an hour because of that.
The bottom line is it is not my job, your job, nor the governments to hand somebody a substantial wage. That is earned and it's earned by hard work and investing in one's self.
First you have to separate the whining from the actual need. What I mean by that is I do think that anyone should be able to go to work, work an honest day for their employer and be able to support themselves but the key word their is honest.
I was raised (started at 12) working in convenience stores my mother managed after school and roofing for my uncle over the summer before entering into an apprenticeship and becoming a master electrician.
Every time I go in a gas station or fast food restaurant I leave disgusted. It now takes three millennials to do the job that one 13 year old did in 1990. Where's the work ethic? Convenience stores used to run efficiently with one employee most of the time now has three employees and it still takes longer than it should to get service. The kids entering the work force now are more concerned about their Twatter status than they are about investing in themselves and it shows.
Back when minimum wage was like $5 and hour I moved out at 17 and got my own place (with a room mate) making minimum wage. When I met my wife I was making barely more than minimum wage and that's when I got into an apprenticeship and decided to invest in myself.
For five years I went to school at night to become an expert in my craft and make a way for me and my family to enjoy "a living wage". I didn't get there by mistake. It took hard work, dedication and commitment. The same opportunities are still available today for anyone that wants them. More so actually as we can't seem to find people willing to work nowadays and my pay, over the last 5 years has gone up $10 an hour because of that.
The bottom line is it is not my job, your job, nor the governments to hand somebody a substantial wage. That is earned and it's earned by hard work and investing in one's self.