[platevoltage]

here we go. Fine. make a law that adults have to be paid a living wage so that this talking point can disappear for good.

[sarchertech]

I don’t think it’s that easy. Creating multiple classes of workers with different wage floors creates new problems.

It’s also possible that the increased artificial demand for high school labor pushes their average wage to just below the adult minimum wage.

[platevoltage]

I mean, I know it's not a perfect solution. This was just one of those talking points people use to justify keeping the minimum wage low, or eliminating it all together.

These same people will also say "these minimum wage jobs are for people just entering the workforce, not people in their 30s/40s etc."