[Spirit100]

Its hard to better yourself when college degrees are so watered down and there are no jobs waiting for you when you get out. My advice to kids, is think before you spend 50,000 on a degree that will only make you 30,000 a year.

Raising minimum wage at this time would cripple the middle class. If you raise minimum wage, it is obvious that certain goods will raise in price, causing you and I to spend more, thus making less money.
As hoot said, in a good economy, people don't have to worry about minimum wage. You should have enough good jobs to enter the workforce above minimum wage. If you raise minimum wage, you might as well plan on the middle class getting raises as well and the goods they supply to rise in cost as well.
So what happens? At 10 dollars an hour, your still making no money because of the inflation of goods.


Minimum wage is not the problem. Jobs are.

Missing the point all together GUT...

Beyond first impressions in an interview, your resume, people look for experience. Whether I'm 15,20,25,45.

A future employer is looking for will power/initiative. If I'm 16 and seeking to gain a position at ------ ....It may be as simple as volunteering time when I'm in HS helping the concession stand at your hs football game. Or at the family picnic folks enjoy my burgers.

Or when no one else would knock on doors and introduce this, service or product, I did....

I'm your guy or gal because of this proven history and this is what I bring to the table. A lot of folks are adapting and overcoming me included with regards to career path and jobs. Nothing wrong with taking a couple steps back to gain three or four down the road. Making a short term sacrifice for a long term gain is a foreign concept in our countrys current culture.

Hang in there and rise above the work ethic, belief system, and integrity the critics don't have!

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