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> AFAIK most jobs that would pay under what's enough to live on are entry level jobs usually carried out part-time by students. This is a rosy view of things,
by Alekhine 5y ago
> AFAIK most jobs that would pay under what's enough to live on are entry level jobs usually carried out part-time by students.
This is a rosy view of things, but I don't believe its true. Walk into plenty of markets in poorer or even middle class areas and you will find older people doing these jobs out of necessity. I've seen 'entry level job' used very often as a way to exploit people with not much choice.
- m4nu3l 5y agoStatistical evidence is better than anecdotal evidence. https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm Also, so you'd rather have some of those people have no income as long as some luckier ones get more income?
- Ziggy_Zaggy 5y agoQuite the moral dilemma, it seems.