Their aren't enough part time teenagers to do all the jobs that your high and mighty self doesn't want to do. You're speaking nonsense. You wouldn't need a minimum wage if our governments didn't allow trading with chinks and other slave labor countries, concentrate on that.
You assume too much. Personally, there is not a job that I wouldn't do if need be. Nothing is too dirty.
As a father of teenagers, I can tell you there are not enough jobs for teens these days. Due to all the work place "safety" and piss poor immigration laws, teenagers are pretty much relegated to restaurant and retail work these days. No more pumping gas or picking crops after school.
Sorry for assuming too much. Better to get your kids learning some valuable trade then wasting time with some useless part time job at a restaurant. Massive shortage in skilled trades people. Start them young. For example in the Czech Republic kids are either journeymen tradesmen by grade 12 or going to university.
You're correct that learning a trade is where there is a solid future income. I'm a trade contractor myself and know first-hand the benefits it has over the 4-year college route.
Of course, hard-headed teenagers don't understand this and think they can do whatever they want in life. While I have encouraged them to follow their dreams, I have also made it clear to them they need to recognize a market based need for their chosen occupation. There is no point going to unidiversity for 4-10 years if unless they want to be a doctor or something that requires that level of training. They also know that Dad isn't going to pay for it either.
If we kicked out even half the illegals, and stopped coddling our children, you’d see teens working these jobs.
You're right.
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