Minimum Wage - to $15

[Aussie105]

5. $15 per hour?

Holy Moley! That's a whopping $600 for a 40 hour week!

Yes, sarcasm intended.

Don't forget that a lot of minimum wage jobs are also part time jobs, so some people may be working several jobs just to get that 'enormous' $600 per week.
And it would not be reliable income. Split shifts, travel time, etc.

Living the good life in America on $600 per week, fluctuating weekly? Not so much!

Last time I checked I was getting $60 per hour of contact time, 22 hours per week, as a classroom teacher.
A reliable income of $2K+ per fortnight.
Plus job security working for the Government, plus Superannuation (401K) employer contributions.

. . . . and that was 10 years ago.

My location: South Australia. A 'socialist' country, by American (R) standards.

Now retired and sitting pretty financially because of that last point.

So get real, $15/hour? Double that, get money out there, people will spend it on essentials and boost the economy!