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It's kind of a cocky too soon move that's going to cause issues. And despite being progressive, I don't really agree with it. There's a huge difference between minimum wage in NYC and making minimum wage in Buffalo Gulch, WY. If anything it should have been a percentage increase, not everybody makes $15 an hour minimum, period.
But also I think the right needs to come to grips with the fact that there are a lot of adults with responsibilities working minimum wage jobs. I think they're thinking 2 decades+ ago when it was mostly older high school kids and people in college with part time jobs. I had a paper route when I was a kid and even before the print newspaper business took a definitive dive I already saw adults doing it, tossing papers from their car. I don't hit fast food much, but I couldn't tell you the last time I saw an employee there who looked like they were in their late teens or early 20's.
But also I think the right needs to come to grips with the fact that there are a lot of adults with responsibilities working minimum wage jobs. I think they're thinking 2 decades+ ago when it was mostly older high school kids and people in college with part time jobs. I had a paper route when I was a kid and even before the print newspaper business took a definitive dive I already saw adults doing it, tossing papers from their car. I don't hit fast food much, but I couldn't tell you the last time I saw an employee there who looked like they were in their late teens or early 20's.