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Originally Posted by Parallex
Ridiculous. Work is work... why should someone get paid less for the same job on account of age and why should folk who serve alcohol have a separate minimum wage?
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Because in countries like France where they've made all jobs expensive, they have chronically high youth unemployment. Only 29 per cent of 15–24 year olds in France work, compared to 55 per cent in Canada. In Australia, which has a graduated minimum wage by age, 60 per cent of 15-24 year olds work.
https://data.oecd.org/emp/employment...-age-group.htm
If you're a 16 or 19 year old who isn't paying rent or supporting a family, it's better to have a low-paying part-time job to earn spending money and gain work experience than have no work at all. Lots of jurisdictions (like Australia) have graduated minimum wages for this reason.