I just heard someone use this argument again and I chewed him out for it.
“Why should a fast food worker earn the same as a doctor?”
First of all nobody made that point. If raising the minimum wage to a living wage means paying them like a doctor, maybe doctors are also underpaid?
Secondly, I earn a lot more than minimum wage. If the cleaning lady at the company I work at would earn the same as me, would I be upset? Hell no! Am I getting less money… no! Am I affected by this in any way… no! She puts in the same hours as I do, she just does different work. I code on a computer all day, she cleans the rooms. I studied for my job, but that is just because I would get bored cleaning rooms. It will however affect society. Less poor people means less crime and in this capitalist society more spending power so the money will go back to them anyway. This also means happier people, because they don't have to worry about money all the time.
Also, since society still values jobs you need to study for more than others, I could use her raise to get a raise for myself. So hell yes, pay everyone on minimum wage more money, because if the minimum wage rises, all our salaries go up.
Thank you for listening to my rant. Have a nice day.