[mountaineer]

The other day I heard a caller to a local talk radio show complaining about the minimum wage (after both Senate versions of the increase failed). She whined that she had to drive 2-1/2 hours to work each way and could barely make ends meet on her minimum wage job, and then wailed repeatedly that she couldn't afford to eat at the Olive Garden, like she assumed the show's host did (because he's wealthy). She also said she could afford only bread and milk, no other food. These were her reasons for demanding an increase in the minimum wage, of course.

He responded that he wasn't aware that eating at the Olive Garden was some measure of financial success. I wish he had asked her why the heck she wasn't looking for a job closer to home (especially considering the price of gasoline), or look for a better-paying job anywhere? When she complained about the cost of bread and milk, he should have told her to stop doing her grocery shopping at the 7-Eleven.

Darn, I should be on the radio.

[David75]

She whined that she had to drive 2-1/2 hours to work each way and could barely make ends meet on her minimum wage job

I think that says it all. I find it hard to believe that the closest minimum wage job is 2-1/2 hours away.