[El Gato]

This increase in the minimum wage that he's proposing is almost 50% larger than the entire minimum wage was when I was paid minimum wage. (For about a month, even summer hires got a raise if they stuck with it for that long).

Then for two school years I made sub minimum wage working in the recreation area (bowling alley, pool, billards, etc) area of the Student Union. Moved on to computer operator for a warehouse/distribution company.

[ChessExpert]

I saw some statistics showing percentage of population in different wage groupings. One group was below the minimum wage. This is a reminder that laws are not always implemented. Just because we pass a law, that doesn't make it so.

Congressman Charlie Rangel worked as a young man for free - to get the experience. Perhaps that should have been illegal too. Why, everyone should get a wage! Zero dollars per hour is a wage too, and it should be illegal!!! (sarcasm)