The costs of mi nimum wage

Do you remember your first job?

Maybe it was bussing tables at a local restaurant, stocking shelves at a grocery store, mowing lawns during the summer, or working the cash register after school. For many of us, those first jobs weren’t about supporting a family or paying a mortgage.They were about earning a little spending money, gaining independence, learning responsibility, and getting our first taste of the working world.

Just as importantly, they were opportunities. A chance for an employer to take a chance on someone with little experience and a chance for a young worker to begin building the skills and work habits that would open doors later in life.