Loading ...When I got out of high school, the minimum wage was $1.40/hr. ($26 in todays money) It didn’t matter if you were a man or a woman. t didn’t matter if you flipped burgers at McDonalds or worked hard for the electric company. My friend Steve started a $1.40 as a starter lineman. I was unloading and stocking stuff at the plumbing supply near by, same wage.
Shortly after I landed a union job in manufacturing making $2.40/hr. I was SWIMMING in money. My bottom line for the entire artificial system is the starter wages are too low FOR this artificial system. They established a standard wage in 1937 but neglected to up grade it with the cost of living. same with Social Security.
Globally, society gov’t and businesses HAVE to put an “artificially” higher “value” on starting wages where they are EARNED. Not a blanket national all state number. The “cost” of labor should be no different than car insurance prices or electric prices. Different in every county. You HAVE to pay the COST is in that area.
If Joe Sixpack needs $1400/mo for an apartment, he needs $1400/week. $600/mo $600/week etc to live modestly. You seem to be describing what is. The problems and symptoms and complaints, and why this and why that.
I’m describing what WAS, and how to get back there, problem solving.