Comment Re:The American Dream (Score 1) 570
Minimum wage isn't designed for you to "live on". It's designed to help teens learn how to show up to work on time, follow directions, interact with superiors and colleagues, handle money, etc. The compensation is for gas money and date money. This is why it mostly applies to stupid, repetitive jobs that most anyone can do.
If you find yourself with kids, a car payment and paying rent and you are in a minimum wage job, you're doing it wrong.