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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think things have really changed and a lot of people are carrying old attitudes from the experiences of previous generations. And some people have a scarcity outlook - like "I had to suffer so you must also"  or "I don't want to share any pie"

But I think of things like this -

My grandpa was a welder and he was a wealthy guy in a small town. Supported a family of 4, drove only Mercedes, bought many sports cars for my teenaged dad. Retired early to life of leisure, left  money behind when he died.

My great uncle worked in a liquor store. He had only a wife to support, but the had homes in both Virginia and Florida, where they lived half the year, and they wanted for nothing.

My FIL worked summers during high school and college, and made enough money to pay for all his college tuition, no debt. (So now he thinks kids can still work to pay for all of college, ha)

These things seem unbelievable now, that guys with blue collar and/or customer service jobs could live so very well.

I am for this big minimum wage, to help these families who can't make ends meet, and sure, to help a 17 year old pay for school or make a great start in life. Things are out of balance now. This helps even it out.

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Why on earth would anyone hire a 17 year old with ZERO work experience under these conditions?
Do you think you can just flip a switch and a 17 year old can go to zero to highly productive?[/quote]

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