Since Republicans don't seem to like the idea of all people getting paid equal thus getting rid of the need for things like welfare, assistance and everything they despise so much, I have a solution.
We pay minimum wage jobs more.
Not only would this make it where those less fortunate who couldn't get a secondary education no longer need to live off government funding, but it's also fair. See people in jobs which pay more typically enjoy their jobs. That's why they studied it. But people in fast food usually are only working there because they have no other choice and don't enjoy it but still work hard anyway. Doesn't this mean that THEY should be paid more for providing service to people when they don't want to?
I'm 17. I work in fast food because it's pretty much the only choice I have as well as retail. And it is worth far more than the $8/hr they pay me. Imagine standing on your feet for up to 10 hours at a time, waiting on customers who will yell and moan and complain about the tiniest things which generally aren't even your fault and then getting a paycheck that will hardly pay for my car insurance let alone my rent. Let's compare this to say, an actress, who spends her day doing something which I PAY to do at school. It's fun, it's what she likes to do. And she's going to get worldwide fame and millions of dollars for it. Let's even look at the CEO. He loves his job and makes a ton of money and because business is his favorite thing enjoys every second and his paycheck will send him and his family on vacation. Now, look at this, all these are fairly corporate businesses. The difference is that first person is either too young to work anywhere else or didn't get a chance to go to school because they already didn't have the money. The other two probably did go to school. Also, the first job is not enjoyable at while the other two are very enjoyable to individual people.
Now since all these companies likely make very close to the same amount of money, why do their employees get such meager pay in the first job, but lots in the second? "Because they're educated!" Yeah, so?
This is the fatal flaw in Capitalism. It wants people to pay their way through college, support their family, work their way up the ladder and then make money either doing their hobby or doing nothing. BUT before they make this money they have to pay for school, living costs and every other necessity. Unless your mommy and daddy will pay for it, it's impossible. It's like telling the cow to make his own milk and then cutting off his utter.
So what's your take?
We pay minimum wage jobs more.
Not only would this make it where those less fortunate who couldn't get a secondary education no longer need to live off government funding, but it's also fair. See people in jobs which pay more typically enjoy their jobs. That's why they studied it. But people in fast food usually are only working there because they have no other choice and don't enjoy it but still work hard anyway. Doesn't this mean that THEY should be paid more for providing service to people when they don't want to?
I'm 17. I work in fast food because it's pretty much the only choice I have as well as retail. And it is worth far more than the $8/hr they pay me. Imagine standing on your feet for up to 10 hours at a time, waiting on customers who will yell and moan and complain about the tiniest things which generally aren't even your fault and then getting a paycheck that will hardly pay for my car insurance let alone my rent. Let's compare this to say, an actress, who spends her day doing something which I PAY to do at school. It's fun, it's what she likes to do. And she's going to get worldwide fame and millions of dollars for it. Let's even look at the CEO. He loves his job and makes a ton of money and because business is his favorite thing enjoys every second and his paycheck will send him and his family on vacation. Now, look at this, all these are fairly corporate businesses. The difference is that first person is either too young to work anywhere else or didn't get a chance to go to school because they already didn't have the money. The other two probably did go to school. Also, the first job is not enjoyable at while the other two are very enjoyable to individual people.
Now since all these companies likely make very close to the same amount of money, why do their employees get such meager pay in the first job, but lots in the second? "Because they're educated!" Yeah, so?
This is the fatal flaw in Capitalism. It wants people to pay their way through college, support their family, work their way up the ladder and then make money either doing their hobby or doing nothing. BUT before they make this money they have to pay for school, living costs and every other necessity. Unless your mommy and daddy will pay for it, it's impossible. It's like telling the cow to make his own milk and then cutting off his utter.
So what's your take?