“Minimum wages is not the issue. Keep government out of private owned business. What should be done is to encourage youth to stay in high school and get a diploma; to do this, communicate the actual cost of living on one's own and the pay scale for working in retail or fast food or food service. Rather than hike a minimum wage; provide those in high school opportunity to work and go to school at night
They have work experience, they bring questions to the classroom. This can be done with both high school and community colleges. Part time evenings is class and work in the day Part Time for the assoc. degree in a subject of interest. Encourage vocations (service) and that by working one's wage
goes up as quality of work goes up. This serves the common good.”