Serious Question to anyone who works in retail

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Buster

It's not intended to be. The far majority of people making minimum wage are not working as a head of household or to support a family, they're usually kids. Increasing it so these kids make more money is only going to result in the company hiring fewer of them, or paying the rest of their employees less since the Government is costing them more for lower-priority, nonessential workers.

The latest data I can find from 2007 shows it's more like 50/50

Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2007