Why you don't set the minimum wage to $70K

[RolloTheGreat]

I try to look at these matters as "what kind of world do I leave for my son?"

Do I want Louie the janitor to make $70K at the expense of my son being able to make over $100K at a skilled trade? No.

That is because you are selfish, self-centred and greedy and can't see past your own nose.  You act only to help yourself and don't care if others in society are hurt because of it or not.  You abuse society to better yourself.  I'm the exact opposite.

Funny, I was thinking the same about you.

Here's the difference between us:

You call me greedy because I think people should be able keep the money they earned and not have the government force charity or a wage structure on them. Laissez faire capitalism. If some dumbass wants to paint frogs on smooth rocks and sell them on Ebay as "Mr. Croaker" for a living, he entitled to the wages that job provides. The guy that studies electrical engineering is entitled to what the market will pay for that skill.

I call you greedy because you think the guy that decides of his own free will to pursue an asinine, probably low dollar profession like selling painted rocks is owed money by the engineer guy- [I]simply because the engineer guy put in the work to learn something society pays well for.

My way- everyone gets exactly what they earn, except the young, old, disabled.

Your way- the people who pick jobs that don't pay much use the government to steal from anyone who has more money than them.