Controversy in Book Two: The Fifteenth Year of the Third Millennium of the Common Era

A relative of mine that has minimal education; works construction and had two children before the age of twenty posted something that I hear from people of all ages and abilities. His background, however, makes me truly shake my head at how he can believe this so strongly (and he does).

No jobs in the country, with the possible exception of babysitting, were designed “for teenagers and/or college kids.” The ignorance of that statement is devastating. If any full time job was designed “for kids to have spending money” then why do Fast Food places have full time positions? Why have benefits like health care and sick leave? This is just one argument.

Here’s another. Have you seen the economy lately? Like… at all in the past 4 years? NPR even did a report on how so many teenagers couldn’t find work because all of the people that lost their jobs in the Global recession had to scrounge and scurry to find any work that they could… and find it quickly… because mortgages, bills, and raising kids takes money on an immediate and repetitious basis.

Plus… seriously? We’re discussing skills and education here? Okay… what about me? I have an abundance of skills. I have an extraneous amount of education. I have, in the last month, genuinely considered working for one of these establishments to help make ends meet while also extricating myself from a dangerous situation.

In short… I understand if you oppose a wage increase. I disagree but I’ll understand. However… please… if this is your argument? I can no longer respect that decision. Everything points against that as being a logical or coherent argument. And so yes… it frustrates me that people still use that argument.

(BTW… if you don’t want stupid people who contribute little to the world to have money… look at Congress.)