Enough with the minimum wage. Hunger is the world's best motivator.

For sure a true tragedy. they have traded one form of slavery for another. This one perhaps even more cruel. For it raises their hopes then dashes them on a shore of indifference and condescension. Driven there by their fellow minorities.

I hate underachievers lol

That is called a Federal government job.

Their dollar is not equal to our dollar. their unemployment is that low because people have left the country. Of course they measure it by people ACTIVELY looking for a job. How does one determine a living wage? What factors go into it? If this was the purpose of the minimum wage in the first place why does it need to be increased? Why did prices go up from its inception to now? It wasn't because of the increase in profits. The "Living Wage" has not worked yet. Wealth does not simply accumulate at the top. Its not like there is a tower of gold at the HQ of every major corporation. This money is re invested. Usually wisely. Or the company expands. That is why there is a Starbucks on every other corner. They provide jobs not the government.

Go back and let State Legislatures select the Senators. By directly voting for Senators we have created six year Representatives like the House. They can't be touched for six years, then their party throws them a bone to help them get re-elected. this is where it became more about party politics than government of the people and by the people. No one is there representing their state in the Senate. they represent their party. there are no recall measures in most cases. Term limits are not necessary. In fact they can be detrimental. Just don't vote for them.

Sure but let's look at all the failed industries since then. Pretty much all manufacturing ha left the country. We are down to three auto manufacturers. Appliances for the most part gone. The efficiency of the fast food industry is due to on time delivery and mass purchasing power. Prices have also risen along with wages. We love our fast foods so the demand works to the favor of business but the expected bounce during this recession as historically expected has not occurred. Next prices will bounce again.

That was the purpose for the minimum wage in the first place. It used to be that young people would apprentice themselves for free to skilled craftsmen that taught them their trade. That was before welfare though. Know they all know how to get an EBT card and where the nearest free clinic is. they sure as hell know how to get a tax return of two or three times their net tax liability. they manage to get free cable and cell phones to sit back and watch Real Housewives of... Its disgusting.

There is even the farce that you must have a college degree to make a good living. Skilled labor is getting harder to find. Schools get kickbacks from universities for sending kids there. Even if they drop out, the initial enrollment is all they care about. There are tons of jobs in the trades. Of course unions are part of the reason people do not want to be in the trades. The only living wage that is necessary is the wage an individual sets for him or her self. His or her success is predicated on how well they were educated and applied that knowledge to the work environment.

Wages indeed have caused prices to go up. It is no where more apparent than in the fast food industry. A Big Mac meal used to cost less than 3 dollars. Fries were 29 cents. As wages increased so did the prices. Despite operating at maximum efficiency prices still rise. Used to be able to buy 4 cans of green beans for a dollar. Now they are 75 cents each. Even though big box stores have produced their own branded canned goods. So business looked overseas for cheaper sources of supplies. Hence American suppliers suffer. This is also true of taxes. when ever government increases expenses of business, they will find a way to try and keep their prices competitive. These minimum wage jobs were designed to give young people work experience.