[benjaminjosephw]

You're not wrong as long as the definition of "modest wage" isn't subjective and is instead collectively agreed within society (i.e. a minimum/living wage).

I think you're saying the same as this Economist article[0] which says that "the workers who are most vulnerable to losing their job as a result of the minimum wage are those whose productivity is low". Empirical data on this also shows, perhaps counter-intuitively, that a "minimum wage can sometimes lead to higher rather than lower employment".

Entry-level jobs are important but so is human dignity and freedom. I don't think you need to sacrifice one for the other here - we can (eventually) have both.

[0] - https://www.economist.com/schools-brief/2020/08/13/what-harm...

[humanrebar]

There's nothing undignified about working an entry level job. I've done so myself, as have billions of others around the world.

[benjaminjosephw]

Agreed. There's a lot of dignity in honest work. Exploitation can rob people of that dignity but it doesn't have to.