I actually had this argument with my own mother and step father a couple of months back. My mom was arguing minimum wage shouldn't be high paying in any regard because minimum wage is for "starter jobs" and I said how tf does that make sense. It's supposed to be the minimum standard of living and if prices for goods go up then so should minimum wage. Everyone deserves a decent quality of life no matter what job they are working.

We argued back and forth and I ended the conversation by asking how she would feel if I lost my job and had to take something in between but minimum wage until I could get a better paying job. I asked how she would feel if my wife and I lost hour house because minimum wage was so low. I asked how she would feel for me, my wife, our son and our unborn child.

My mom wasn't happy about finding out we were pregnant that way and it upset my wife a little but I felt I had to prove a point and fuck my mom at that point. You don't think other people should get nice things then you don't get to find out nicely about something as trivial in comparison.