[tcfunk]

That's all well and good if 16 year olds are the only ones making minimum wage.

And if their parents haven't kicked them out of the house already because they got pregnant too early.

Or have a sexual orientation that their parents don't agree with.

Or..

[imgabe]

Do we need to handle those edge cases by mandating what employers have to pay ALL employees? Maybe there is a better way to help people in needy situations without distorting the labor market for everyone.

[suby]

16 year olds working min wage is the edge case. The average retail worker for instance is 37.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https:/...

[imgabe]

Not all retail workers make minimum wage.

[true_religion]

It would be easier and better to just help out edge cases directly. A 16 year old kicked out of their house for a pregnancy shouldn’t be forced to work minimum wage, but rather receive community support so they can finish schooling and rise to the point where they can prosper.

[cwkoss]

It would be great if we could both implement a UBI and eliminate the minimum wage.