Let's pay 16 year olds $31.2k to sweep floors!!!!

[Adrahil]

278. Here's the issue I havee with that.

The main issue with what I have is that you are posting average costs. First, my whole point is that that things do cost the same everywhere, so averages aren't so useful. Where I live, we have about 77% of the national average cost of living. By you analysis, i would guess not even $15/hr would cut it in high cost areas.

Also, why would someone making minimum wage have average expenses? I'm not interested in poor shaming or anything like that, but for example I did not buy a new car when money was tight.

However, I do appreciate your analysis, and it does require some thought recalibration. It may be that by shofting the burden frrom taxpayers to employers for ensuring their basic employee neeeds are met, that there needs to be some shift in my thinking. But i maintain a flat rate doesn't make any sense. We're not a flat country.