USA is extremely pro-corporate. Lobbyists everywhere, pulling the strings. And when decisions are made that goes a little bit against some industry, it's the workers that takes the hit - cut hours, less advantages, no job security.
Minimum wage hasn't followed the cost of life in North America for a long time. I'm in Quebec, we have 10,55$/h, but Americans have it worse, I think.
Where I live the minimum wage is $7.25 USD (about $9.50 CAD). Almost every entry-level fast food and retail job pays only minimum wage (with the exception of a couple of places, like Walmart, which pays $9/hr). The majority of the workers I see in these positions aren't teenagers, either, they're people who look like they're in their 30's or 40's. How you can raise a family on that kind of pay is beyond me. I don't have money management skills nearly that good.
USA is extremely pro-corporate. Lobbyists everywhere, pulling the strings. And when decisions are made that goes a little bit against some industry, it's the workers that takes the hit - cut hours, less advantages, no job security.
Minimum wage hasn't followed the cost of life in North America for a long time. I'm in Quebec, we have 10,55$/h, but Americans have it worse, I think.
Where I live the minimum wage is $7.25 USD (about $9.50 CAD). Almost every entry-level fast food and retail job pays only minimum wage (with the exception of a couple of places, like Walmart, which pays $9/hr). The majority of the workers I see in these positions aren't teenagers, either, they're people who look like they're in their 30's or 40's. How you can raise a family on that kind of pay is beyond me. I don't have money management skills nearly that good.