Minimum Wage

[Kevin]

Why do we even care about people making minimum wage? Who really cares? Where I live, in OKC, where a 2000 sq. ft. house goes for around $150,000 (ridiculously low cost of living), I know of absolutely no one who makes minimum wage other than teenagers.

Also, why would a grown person be making minimum wage? Perhaps because they made poor career decisions, or money wasn't and isn't important to them? We all have choices to make in life, and if your choices lead you to a job where you make $5.25/hr, then either you're mentally challenged, or you're just lazy. In the former case, you may qualify for governmental assistance. In the later case, why should any of us be responsible for paying for others who are simply lazy?

Rollergirl, I'm not sure that it's true that "all Republicans only care about the rich." In fact, that's BS and you know it. Republicans, however, tend to be conservative. Generally, conservatives do not think that as a society we ought to reward those who do not endeavor to make themselves useful to society. It's not that most of us hate the poor, it's that we believe that the poor have the power if they so choose to take advantage of the multitude of social and religious programs in order to make themselves worth more to society than $5.25/hr.