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To: combjelly who wrote (747753)	10/18/2013 12:22:15 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Recommended By TideGlider Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571387

No it doesn't blow a hole in that argument, many of the workers are indeed teens (and many of the rest are young people and/or not the sole income earner in their family). It would blow a hole in the strawman argument that every single fast food worker is a teen, but I've never seen someone claim that, and even if you can find one (which I doubt) it would just be attacking the weakest claim you can find and then pretending you've dealt with the serious issues the other side raises which you haven't.

To: combjelly who wrote (747753)	10/20/2013 12:01:53 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571387

>> It also blows holes in the argument that most fast food workers are teenagers living at home. Teens, especially ones living with their parents, don't qualify for public assistance. This is a really silly argument, and the telling thing is that your position is maintained by those who have been employees but never hired them. There is a new BassPro opening near here, and they're paying $12. But anyone who doesn't have some kind of meaningful work experience is not in the running. I talked today to a customer whose son had been over to apply and was told, "Sorry, we're only hiring people with experience." You absolutely must have low paying jobs to allow entry-level people an opportunity to learn the basic skills of showing up for work on time, doing your job, perhaps making change and dealing with customers. IF you don't, these people will be unemployable forever. This is so un-complicated I don't really see why some people can't grasp it.