> I don't understand why the people at the local Starbucks who work much harder than me are making on the scale of ten-folds less. The society explicitly and in

> I don't understand why the people at the local Starbucks who work much harder than me are making on the scale of ten-folds less. The society explicitly and intentionally maintains that situation by maintaining the very low minimum wage. Supply and demand. If starbucks baristas were paid $50/hour think about how expensive coffees would be. People would either start making their own coffee at home or buying expensive machines that are still cheaper than $50/hour to operate.