Dezaad
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What? Minimum wage is set by the gov't not Walmart or McDonalds. When did these entry level, low/semi-skilled positions pay more? What has changed, IMHO, is the ability to imply that now any job should allow a comfortable, independent existance. When I worked a single, full time job, at the minimum wage I knew, full well, that I would not be able to afford renting without a roommate, driving a "good" car and certainly did not expect to be able to support any dependents on that pay. What many now seem to expect is that these same entry level jobs will somehow allow us to live comfortably by either forcing their pay rates up or to supplement that meager income with gov't assistance making a single "McJob" become sufficient for independent living, or even raising a family.
Actually, these jobs were paid higher before Walmart took over the world. That is simple fact. As to extending our arguments to mean that we think that Walmart jobs should yield a 'comfortable' existence, that is your doing, and is on you. Please quote where someone said they wanted Walmart work to yield a comfortable life.