Opponents of raising the federal minimum wage cite all kinds of statistics supporting their view, as do proponents.
Guys like George Will and Rich Lowry claim the minimum wage only affects a small number of Americans, but claim that raising it will cause all kinds of economic damage to business, including causing some of them to lay off workers or go out of business altogether.
We'll let others argue those points.
But Lowry says, "The effect of the hike basically will be to give a small boost to the wage of teenagers working summers or after school."
What's wrong with that?
With the cost of college tuitions increasing dramatically every year, and the cutback of grants and loans available for students, many teens are working to help pay their way through college.
They need all the help they can get and deserve a chance to make enough money to better themselves.
The problem with guys like Will and Lowry is that they have either forgotten what it's like to struggle to get ahead, or never had to in the first place. Now they want to deny that opportunity to others.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment