welfare vs wages

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

If that McDonald's is in Florida, you will have about a 99% chance of being served by a HS drop out with a neck tattoo, than a college grad that "hasn't found their niche" yet.

i'd love to see a citation on that 99% chance.

■Over 88 percent of workers who would benefit are at least 20 years old.
■About 44 percent of affected workers have at least some college education.


or you can ignore the facts and stick with your preconceived notions of who works in fast food.


Minimum-wage workers are older and, as discussed later, have greater family responsibilities than commonly portrayed. The facts do not support the perception of minimum-wage workers as primarily teenagers working for spending money (though even if true, it would not justify paying teens subpoverty wages).

the corresponding chart showed that 11.7% of workers who would be affected by a min. wage increase are under age 20. that means 88.3% aren't teens.



Data on educational attainment of those who would be affected by a minimum-wage increase further dispel the misperception of minimum-wage workers as high school students. In fact, nationally just 21.3 percent of those who would be affected have less than a high school degree, while fully 43.8 percent have some college education, an associate degree, or a bachelor’s degree or higher.