According to the proponent of minimum wage increases on the news, 15 million “families” are at the minimum wage level. Hmm… so 5% of Americans are at the minimum wage and this is a national crisis? If you take out the millions that are kids working while in school, summer jobs, etc., then take out the majority that don’t stay in the low paying job for more than a year, you will have, oh say 3 or 4 million people still making $5.15 an hour. These people don’t have the drive or initiative to go and find a better job are supposed to be rewarded for their laziness? I always grew up thinking that the American dream was to make a life for yourself that you wanted, that you established, worked for and fought for, however it seems that the American dream is slowing becoming a handout. More and more people don’t want to strive for success, they want a handout from the government to cover their lack of will to succeed.
What is worse about these losers is the majority of jobs that most people would think pay the minimum, fast food, actually pay more than the minimum wage. So some kid flipping burgers at McDonalds, Wendys or Burger King is making more money than the loser making minimum wage. What is wrong with this story? If you are making the minimum wage for more than a year, shame on you. Get off your ass and get a better job. Plain and Simple. If you put as much energy into bettering yourself and getting a better job as you do whining, imagine what you could accomplish. Hell, with all your experience whining and spouting bullshit you could even go into politics and make some real money from handouts.
