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Originally Posted by longsuffering
Let's be honest with ourselves.
The moment a 2 tiered minimum wage system is implemented, many employers would replace adult workers with lower paid students.
How does that help the working poor?
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
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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The thing to remember is that we are talking about MINIMUM wages. Should there be a two tired system based on age, nothing is stopping an employer from paying deserving employees more. In my previous retail career it was not un common to pay those deserving of more, more money, no matter the age. A kid who shows up on time everytime and is eager to work hard, work late, learn new things and take pride in their work and their job has more value then any "adult" who has frequent car problems, is often sick or has sick kids and needs weekends off.