Confused Gandalf

$8 an hour is better than $0 an hour because the $15 wage drove your job out of existence and you're now unemployed

How about we get rid of minimum wage and pay people what we think they are worth. We can do that now with independent contractor contracts.

We can't have individuals deciding for themselves what they'll agree to work for. whats next, determining whether or not something's offensive on your own. No, we must defer to our overlords as to what is acceptable.

You are wrong. Individuals can affect how much they make, market does. The individual can affect how much his/her service is depending how prepared and marketable, also good at negotiating the salary. Problem is, that requires effort from the individual, something people have been conditioned to avoid.

When you have a skillset, you get to determine what your wage will be. When you are unskilled, they tell you.