Originally posted by B17Skull12
to be succesful in life you can't just sit in school and do nonthing. I am just lucky i have parents who will buy me what i need. many of the smart kids that i know come from poor families and they have to get a job to buy their stuff. You can't say this isn't true because i see it on a day to day basis. Raising mimium wage would help those majority buy their stuff. Also consider the parents.
Do you honestly think they want to pay for a kids gas for what 2 years? Espically with prices skyrocketing as it is. no way in hell! As it is i have had my GPA for Gas raised from like 3.5 to 3.8. I have never gotten that good and most likely wont. Closest i've gone was like 3.5 something. Also what do you think i do all summer? sit in front of this computer and watch you argue over presidents? It is called a summer job and it is my savior. Well besides the Anually camping trip to yellowstone area.
Point your parents can't pay for everything you do. you have got to take responsiblity to pay for your stuff. Like just today i lost my fuggin calculator and will have to pay for a new one. I will have to buy a new one unless i find it, which i wont. Waiting 6 weeks to make 15$ lousy dollars mowing lawns. please. Raising mimium wage would dramaticly improve my life. And also the lives of millions of others.
I find it pointless to just take money away from my parents that could be spending on say remodeling the house. Which we are in the process of doing. I should make my own money and not take away from my parents. That is called responsibility. You can be a lazy dope and do nonthing in HS. And go to college. But see there is another positive fo getting a job in HS. You might accutally be able to pay for college. I recently asked Rip how much it cost to go to the Univeristy of Washington. He said around 6000$ a year. If mimium wage was raise that could easily be met.
I see more benefits than bad things in raising it. People can pay off college loans easier. Get a head start in the money game. Improve living conditions.
Maybe i am the only one who sees it this way. Mimium wage raise would be better.
I don't know why I insist on attemping to open your eyes....but here goes.
You've been to a shopping mall right? well how about a supermarket? Gas station?
When large corporations...AND small business owners have to pay their employees more they do not eat this expense.
They pass it on to YOU the consumer.....and your PARENTS...consumers as well.
EVERYONE would be paying more for grocieries because Albertson's has to pay their teenage baggers more money.
People who don't even have minimum wage employees suffer as well because THEIR suppliers have to rais prices. This raises costs on EVERYTHING for just about EVERYONE.
SO that extra $20 a week they are now making them is eaten up by $100 in more expenses.
Minimum wage is just that MINIMUM! It's not intended for you to raise two kids on its to protect people from makeing a quarter an hour in a sweat shop.
Instead of helping poor people become even more poor Bush was sudgesting empowering them with new skills to earn better wages.....to keep kids from going through 4 years of High School to make $6 an hour cause they still can't read!
