I get the appeal of a two-tiered minimum wage based on age, but I’m not sure if necessarily solves the problem. Maybe it does, I don’t know. Do most employers, having been able to grow their business, then pay the person the $15 once they reach age? Or do they think “hey, I’ve been able to grow my business using kids that I don’t have to pay as much, I’m going to keep doing that.”
Do you employ more people under 18, only to employ less over 18? Doesn’t that have the reverse effect? I don’t know if paying young people less because they need less creates the balance, it might just encourage people to hire more young people and phase them out once they become too expensive.
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