Here's the deal: The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour for the last 12 years, and now that Democrats control both houses of Congress and the presidency, many are calling on them to raise it to $15 an hour.
10 YEAR CHALLENGE: FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE EDITION
Across the country, people are quitting their jobs, having realized that $7.25 an hour just ain't worth it.
Of course, as always in America, there are a lot of people who don't want a federal minimum wage increase to happen. Here are some of the worst arguments they've made:
1. "Taco Bell prices will go up":
2. "People need to work for peanuts":
3. "People on minimum wage in the US live like kings":
4. "Eggs and milk will cost $6 (which is already the price of eggs and milk)":
5. "You're a failure if you work a minimum wage job":
6. "The minimum wage should actually be zero dollars":
7. "People don't deserve it":
8. "A fast-food worker shouldn't make so much":
9. "There actually SHOULD be jobs people can't live off of":
10. "People will buy luxury cars on $15 an hour":
11. "Just look in the 'Sunday paper'":
12. "People aren't meant to be able to live off of minimum wage":
13. "Just find a better job":
14. "I got by on $6 an hour in 1902":
15. "People will make six figures at $15 an hour":
16. "You just need to work harder":
17. "They already make too much":
18. "What about Australia":
19. "Kids these days have no work ethic":
20. "My job is harder":
In conclusion:
