Originally Posted by
SpawnedX
A minimum wage is needed, not because people are entitled to it, but because companies will never voluntarily pay someone a livable wage. The housing market, both rent and cost of houses, is so far above what people make for a 40 hour work shift at minimum wage that the lack of one just will increase poverty.
Maybe. Or it might increase entry-level salaries for the people who have the incentive to compete for them to purchase items more significant than 300-dollar sneakers or plasma screens.