Minors today searching for a job are in such need as adults do. Minors try to get a job for many reasons. For example, at this age, minors need money to pay their college expenses because some parents aren’t able to support …show more content…
So far the high minimum wage is $15 as Vaughan mentions. There are adults that don’t agree with this idea because it is taking their jobs away. Minors though need the job at this wage because families aren’t able to get a job and need the money to support their families. Also, since the minimum wage is rising, so are the items at the stores are rising, which this can unbalance it at some point. According to Desilver, 24% of minors are below the federal minimum wage. Adults argue that minors shouldn’t make the minimum wage because they think minors are irresponsible and they are just kids that just want the money to spend it all for nothing. Also, with minors looking for a job, adults think that minors are taking away their jobs. It is not necessarily true that minors are taking away jobs and that they will never learn from the job as an experience. Minors need the money to be able to pay for their expenses, especially that minors are going to college and need to pay for their personal