LogFAQs > #881918260

I'm not arguing that min wage shouldn't go up, in fact I think it should have been going up faster for the last decade. I'm even ok with the current min wage in my area being 11$ an hour, just it should have started that journey years ago, and slowly made the jump. A sudden jump of 3$ from 8$ an hour Is too much, imagine if that actually went all the way up to $15 in a few years? It would be insane.


Any previous studies done have not involved increasing wages by 50% suddenly (and in some cases doubling the min wage to 15$).

When I was 17 I went to a vocational school for 9 months to become an electronic tech, while working grave yard at a carls junior. Graduated with the equivalent of an AA degree in electronics and got a job starting at $11 an hour (base pay for a new electronic tech at that time.

Menawhile I believe min wage was $6.25 an hour in ca. Who the HECK would go through all that time/money/work/effort if min wage suddenly jumped to $12.50 an hour, and electronic techs where now makign min wage as well?

That is happening right now, and while it will get better over time (the skilled labor jobs are going to eventually be forced to pay more), with our current job market it may take awhile.

Fast jumps in min wage are bad for everyone.
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