It is a darn shame that tool shops have gotten away with such low wages. Government-regulated wages would be no better because the government likely thinks any dirty hands and non-college jobs should get low pay. Good that the better shops pay 25 to 45 per and understand that skill and reliability is the deciding factor.
Another darn shame is that shop jobs compete with China workers, and USA hamburger flippers do not.
They get away with it or do they need to do that otherwise they can not make a descent living? It could be either or other considerations too. I noticed that employers often have in the past pretty much kept hourly wages lower out of a herd mentality. I noticed too that employees who would do things that the boss like extra from work got paid more even if they were not very good at their trade. This kind of thing happens a lot in the trade.
Understanding personal finance is important.
On the high school level it has been very clear that children are not taught much in any depth about being on their own financially or even how finances could be handled as a guide in their own family unit Before they leave the nest.
It is the case that anyone going on their own will count insurance, auto,food, shelter, utilities and so on and understand how much must be made to support themselves and can quite quickly ascertain whether a trade or a job pays the bill. Instead of parents subsidizing these paths which never will pay by believing it will ever allow anything but jr living with them for years everyone should count the costs.
Jr. Can have a expensive car and go to the fast car bar every week and just have fun some for decades! There is less motivation to get out on their own. Fact is parents want to help and love their children. It is just the way things shuffle down it seems.
Identifying a path that is not good is the first step it involves setting a budget and goals. Finances should be a priority for children in the schools. They even will teach math well for some students and so apply that to finances so any young person understands the score and at least they can see just where they stand.
With inflation like in the past this has pressured everyone to seek higher wages to pay for everything. In a way it is healthy even though many still fall behind. At any rate financial schooling will help either way.
One can not blame a parent much for providing for their child if they can yet that comes with a responsibility that the parents understand that children need their own lives because parents will not be there forever.
The kind of input these young people get in their financial lives are from people using the information to sell these young people something and so the offer of a credit card or time share or even a expensive vehicle is slanted toward justifying the purchase.
jr can afford things if they are still living at home. There are a lot of young people who do not marry nor have the family and children. The country does not need the children as we can just let in immigrants fully grown why have them?
The government really does not favor families or even marriages.
