What is the "viable life line"? Minimum wage jobs are supplements to other income."
oh? what other supplements, exactly? more minimum wage jobs? how many supplements do you expect me to utilize?
"The actual minimum wage required to support a small family without external assistance is probably more like $15-18/hour."
how do you define 'support'? do you mean to educate, clothe, provide warmth and food. Do you just mean food? food and housing? food 4 days a week, and housing 5 days a week? are both parents working? who is looking after the kids? just one parent? so they are supporting how many people?
"1 in 3 black men will find themselves incarcerated during their lives. "
Indeed. lets see whether we can find a solution to that which doesn't require lowering the minimum wage.
oh? what other supplements, exactly? more minimum wage jobs? how many supplements do you expect me to utilize?
"The actual minimum wage required to support a small family without external assistance is probably more like $15-18/hour."
how do you define 'support'? do you mean to educate, clothe, provide warmth and food. Do you just mean food? food and housing? food 4 days a week, and housing 5 days a week? are both parents working? who is looking after the kids? just one parent? so they are supporting how many people?
"1 in 3 black men will find themselves incarcerated during their lives. "
Indeed. lets see whether we can find a solution to that which doesn't require lowering the minimum wage.