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> nobody would hire the 18yo Here in Canada, the provincial minimum wage is consistent regardless of age and yet I still see plenty of employed high school stu

> nobody would hire the 18yo Here in Canada, the provincial minimum wage is consistent regardless of age and yet I still see plenty of employed high school students. I also don't think that its fair to make policy-affecting assumptions regarding peoples financial responsibilities based on their age alone. I know plenty of independent 20 year olds who have significant financial responsibilities as well as 25 year olds who are voluntarily financially dependent on their parents etc. In this situation I believe an age-dependent minimum wage can actually increase inequality by determining wages based on an arbitrary metric such as age.

slavik81 7y ago
According to StatCan[1], the unemployment rate for people aged 15-24 is more than double that of people over 25. Speaking for myself, it was brutally difficult to find my first job. I was unemployed for months. Alberta is introducing a lower minimum wage for ages 16–18. I don't particularly like having a minimum wage that discriminates based on age, but we already have a bunch of special employment laws for minors. I actually lost my job as a concessions cashier to one of those restrictions when I was 17. 1: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1410032701 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=141003...