Jobs are key to higher wages

The best path to higher wages is by demonstrating successful employment at lower levels. Jobs at very low wages might not be enough to raise a family, but they are the stepping stone for hard-working individuals. Even working six months on a job, with a good attitude, hard work, showing up on time, and giving the extra effort is enough to win a recommendation from an employer in order to gain higher wage employment. And this must be repeated over and over to earn even higher wages. The minimum wage is a trap and it keeps many people with less marketable skills from even getting started on the road to financial independence. Raising the minimum wage just raises the barrier for youth, immigrants, and low-skilled workers.