Montgmery County approves $15 an hour. Does this = ByeBye to reliabe hours for part timers (my kids)

[Anonymous]

Montgomery County just approved a $15 an hour minimum wage.
So does this mean my future teenagers are not going to get scheduled for any significant hours once they start working their first part time jobs?

They are still young and have a few years left until they are working age but this makes me wonder.

[Anonymous]

Yup

[Anonymous]

This is what you voted for, folks.

[Anonymous]

Teens will never work again. Who's gonna pay a teen 15 bucks an hour? That's 30 grand a year.

[Anonymous]

I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

[Anonymous]

What about the rite of passage for teens working all summer to save up for a used car?

Gas money?

Money to go out with their friends?

Money for clothes?

Does the bank of mom & dad now have to cover these expenses as well?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Their hours are about to get cut drastically. From 40 to 20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Their hours are about to get cut drastically. From 40 to 20.

No, they won’t. Quit being Chicken Little.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Simple answer: they should have thought about that BEFORE screwing and having a baby. I don't feel sorry for "couples" like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Simple answer: they should have thought about that BEFORE screwing and having a baby. I don't feel sorry for "couples" like that.

also they shouldn't live in one of the most expensive areas of the country either

just having a high school education is not going to cut it here. Move somewhere cheaper

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about the rite of passage for teens working all summer to save up for a used car?

Gas money?

Money to go out with their friends?

Money for clothes?

Does the bank of mom & dad now have to cover these expenses as well?

Raking leaves, Lawn mowing, babysitting, snow shoveling, house sitting............. Most of the other teen jobs of yesteryear have gone away anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Simple answer: they should have thought about that BEFORE screwing and having a baby. I don't feel sorry for "couples" like that.

also they shouldn't live in one of the most expensive areas of the country either

just having a high school education is not going to cut it here. Move somewhere cheaper

Not to worry, you can't live here even if two people making $-5 an hour pool their resources. Not even close.
You are all idiots.
Idiots that don't live here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m not worried about teens. I’m worried about single adults trying to afford a one bedroom apartment on 40 hours a week, so they have time to go to MC or a training school. I’m worried about the young married couple with a baby trying to afford an apartment, daycare, diapers, and formula with both parents working only 40 hours a week. Those folks need $15/hour.

Their hours are about to get cut drastically. From 40 to 20.

No, they won’t. Quit being Chicken Little.

If I were a business owner 20 hours for part timers max. I would cut my staff in half too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Montgomery County just approved a $15 an hour minimum wage.
So does this mean my future teenagers are not going to get scheduled for any significant hours once they start working their first part time jobs?

They are still young and have a few years left until they are working age but this makes me wonder.

No, it doesn't.

Also, if I were you, I would focus on my more immediate worries, but that's me.

[Anonymous]

Most people pay high school babysitters $15/hour.