I always lol at the $15/hour wage BUT WITH REDUCED HOURS. $10/hour x 40 hours per week = $400 (before taxes). Then they say “Ok, we’ll pay you $15. But you can only work 25 hours per week, sorry.” $15/hour x 25 hours per week = $375. These people are so focused on the $15 that they don’t seem to comprehend that with reduced hours they will be making LESS. If a 40 hour per week job was worth $15, business owners would be paying that. Minimum wage is for low skill workers to gain job experience, usually kids still living at home. It was never meant to be a living wage.