I think that in my personal experience the issue is that many jobs are honestly not worth $15 an hour. How does raising the minimum wage effect the skilled workers are now making less proportionally? I've heard both sides of this argument and both seem wrong...but no real solution seems right.
If you do that, you will have less jobs, and more competition for them. The average wage in law enforcement is $18. If I was in law enforcement, I would want to apply to McDonalds, or wherever, for $15. And they would probably accept me over some 18 year old.
In cities, like SF and NYC, you can raise the minimum wage maybe to 15, but federally or state-wide it would be a disaster policy.
I think that in my personal experience the issue is that many jobs are honestly not worth $15 an hour. How does raising the minimum wage effect the skilled workers are now making less proportionally? I've heard both sides of this argument and both seem wrong...but no real solution seems right.
If you do that, you will have less jobs, and more competition for them. The average wage in law enforcement is $18. If I was in law enforcement, I would want to apply to McDonalds, or wherever, for $15. And they would probably accept me over some 18 year old.
In cities, like SF and NYC, you can raise the minimum wage maybe to 15, but federally or state-wide it would be a disaster policy.
Exactly