Low-wage workers are gloomy about future, survey shows

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6. I am so very surprised to hear that.

I do not know what the upper limits of the more than Minimum wage group is but I do not know anyone in that category that would be against an increase in the minimum. What it means for them is that their employer was willing to pay over that wage to get the right kind of person for the job.

If the minimum wage goes up to $10 per hour, they will also need to increase their wages if they want to attract the kind of employees they are looking for. I think it has always worked that way but I am no expert. I do know that there is a big difference between going to McDonald's where so many franchises do pay minimum wage and going to In & Out where the starting wage is $10. It is not a big difference but it is enough to make people a little happier while they work, that and the fact that they also offer other benefits.

I think there is no better example than Costco to tell an employer that it is more economical to get a well paid worker. The pay almost double that of Sam's and they make a bigger profit.