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Why does the minimum wage still depend on your age?

Essentially a rant but what is the actual logical reasoning behind the minimum wage for say a 17 year old being different than the rate for a 23+ year old? I’m a student working part time right now and I don’t get why two people doing the exact same job at the same company are legally allowed to be paid a different minimum wage. It’s not like I’m doing less because I’m younger. In fact I feel like the younger employees actually work a bit harder as they seem to have more “energy”. It just feels really unjust


Essentially a rant but what is the actual logical reasoning behind the minimum wage for say a 17 year old being different than the rate for a 23+ year old?

I’m a student working part time right now and I don’t get why two people doing the exact same job at the same company are legally allowed to be paid a different minimum wage.

It’s not like I’m doing less because I’m younger. In fact I feel like the younger employees actually work a bit harder as they seem to have more “energy”.

It just feels really unjust

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