>Exactly. There was a report on NPR this morning about the joblessness rate for those between 16-24, nearly 40%. There biggest complaint is that there are no jobs out there, which is a result of the economic downturn and raising minimum wages around the country to 15$. That's 30,000 /yr for a 16 y/o. Not bad.
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And at 16, I'm assuming you still lived at home? Therefore, no rent, no utilities, no food expenses (other than outside the house). Yet the average person working a minimum wage job will be between 25-40 (though over half are in the 16-24 range - we're talking average), female and probably the head of the household.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/average-minimum-wage-worker-myth
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2014/may/21/tammy-baldwin/tammy-baldwin-says-minimum-wage-workers-are-35-yea/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/07/19/who-makes-minimum-wage/


>LOL!!!! My first job when I was 16 was working in a bakery making $1.60 per hour and I was happy to have it. I also had waitressing jobs when I was working my way through school that only paid me $1 per hour but the tips more than made up for it.
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>The problem these days is that so many people feel that the world owes them something. Stephen Crane had it right.
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>A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!"
>"However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."