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[–] klobos ago
I don't disagree, but as Haramsin said, minimum wage doesn't work. It never has and never will. If it did, then fuck it, raise it to $100/hr. The same reason why that doesn't work is why setting it at $15 won't.
The system is definitely screwed right now and does require more of your time and effort than it should. But the consumer is to blame as well as the greedy corprations/federal reserve/banks. A decent salaried/wage job that allows for an OK quality of life can be easily found... If you just stop buying so much shit! Now don't get me wrong, in a 1st world country you should be looking at a high quality of life, not just squeaking by at on OK job, but the masses keep electing people who sell them out and in the end they get what they deserve. There are a lot of people that are to blame, but in the end I think it mostly falls on the shoulders of our media. They were tasked with keeping even the dumbasses well informed and instead they choose bending over and taking it up the ass for a little money and fame.