[efitz]

> It's funny to see this dynamic at a time when the federal minimum wage is still stuck at $7.25/hr.

Why? It just sounds to me that the federal minimum is age isn’t needed; employers will set the wages necessary to attract the employees that they need and are willing to pay for.

[glmdev]

It's not needed right _now_, perhaps, but wait a few months or a few years. Next time the job market shifts back to the employers, the incentives will align the other way.