Minimum Wage Options

[*Steven*]

It's being raised, I think it's a dumb idea. What are your thoughts on the matter?

The minimum wage in Texas is 5.15$/hr. They're raising it to 7.25$/hr over the next 3 summers. I think that's kind of, unnecessary. For one, the majority of people making minimum wage are young high-school students etc. They don't stay making this wage for very long, and it's typically a starter job in which they make this money. By raising the minimum wage, no one (imo) benefits. The prices of goods go up because the employers are having to pay their employees more money and don't want to lose profit. Because of this, every day goods prices have gone up and people who don't benefit from the wage increase have to pay a larger sum of their salary/paycheck towards those every day goods. The people who are getting a higher wage (assuming they were working minimum) don't earn any more money in comparison to what they can buy. Sure the dollar amount is higher, but they have to spend more.

[falsetigerlimbs]

Minimum wage in CA is already at $7.50, and even that isn't enough to support yourself with unless you live in a really cheap area.
What you said about minimum wage workers mainly being young people is a good point, but the increase in minimum wage also affects people who have higher wages, because their salary will often increase too. I got a pay rise this year after minimum wage went up.
I think that minimum wage is necessary. Yes, the prices of things are going up, so they're having to pay more, but surely that means that minimum wage DOES need to be increased so that people can afford the climbing prices?
The price of everything is going up all over the place, so salaries need to be raised to keep up. I don't think it's about them getting a "benefit," it's more like they NEED the extra money to be able to keep their quality of living the same.