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.

[*Steven*]

I see I see.

I hate to be dense, but why should we raise the minimum wage for people who take no incentive to better themselves -.-? I know there are always exceptions, but if people aren't doing anything to try to earn a higher wage, why should everyone else suffer on their behalf?

There are also jobs that you can take that pay you pretty good money and help you with your schooling (such as UPS). If people really want to better their lives, it's not outside of their grasp. Again, I'm not including families who have to work just to support their family in a nasty poverty-like state.