Kids graduating now for the most part can't set up a budget, read or write in cursive, write a check, balance a check book, do a simple tax return, do simple math problems in their head, they have to diagram and break it down or use a calculator. Most can't even make change even when the cash register tells them how much it is. An example is a bill for $13.47 cents and I gave the person $15.50 and they gave me back a $5 bill and a quarter. I gave the money back and said the change should be $2.03, they called their lead person over and she said I was given the correct amount and handed me $5.25 and said thanks. I gave up and just took it and walked away.

Intelligence levels in individuals vary a lot, everybody is not smart enough to be a rocket scientist.

A stupid idea that would only raise the cost and will be paid by the middle class.........

How did this turn into an education thread. lol
$20/hr is impossible.
Milk will go up to $15/gl. A burger will be $23, deer corn will be $25/bag
They only way to pay that, is for businesses to raise the price of everything, An AC service call would be hundreds....oh yea already is, ok it would be worse than hundreds.

Along with killing a huge amount of jobs, far more lost money than the few who will benefit after figuring many will cut hrs for those still employed, similar to what happened with obumer care to keep employees under the hr to cover min.

$10 min wage is enough for non educated millennials who refuse to go to college

Start taxing 20% on all tip money as well btw

Ban fortnite and call of duty

I paid enough college and multiple masters to even touch that triple min proposed wage

Bump sales tax to 12.5% , reduce prop tax to 1%

Beaver/Pence 2020- 2024 and 2028

#nomorefreehandouts

College doesent have a darn thing to do with it. Lots of high school graduates who are multi-millionaires and lots of college grads who are living hand to mouth making modest salaries.

It’s about work ethic and the desire to succeed.

Best thing that ever happened to me, was years of being broke and not liking it.

Sucked at the time but I realize now it was a tremendous blessing

But with our failed educational system (from all the cockamamie ideas), those jobs have to be careers. That's why they're so darn militant about it. "I didn't apply myself, so you owe me."

How did this turn into an education thread. lol
$20/hr is impossible.
Milk will go up to $15/gl. A burger will be $23, deer corn will be $25/bag
They only way to pay that, is for businesses to raise the price of everything, An AC service call would be hundreds....oh yea already is, ok it would be worse than hundreds.

Can you explain this? It appears you are assuming that a dairyman only produces about a gallon every 20 minutes, or a burger fry cook only cooks 1 an hour, and corn, farmers have never been on minimum or any other wage scale.

The AC worker, he already paid over $20 an hour, maybe if we reduce their wages the price of AC service will come down. But then the AC guy will go to work at McDonalds for the $20 an hour burger flipper job.

In Midland the starting pay at McDonalds is $14 to $18, and hamburgers etc., are not any where $20.

Ok, I will

I agree with some of the things you said. Where I take exception, and I see this a lot from people older than me, is:

No one cares about writing in cursive. I thought it was dumb when I was taught it, and I’m almost 40.

No one writes checks anymore. In fact, if you do, no one likes you. Therefore, there is no balancing a checkbook. It’s all managing your checking account, but writing a check, in a city, is a no-no. I understand a lot of people here probably still write checks and think balancing a check book matters, but it doesn’t for the kids in school right now, or the last twenty years.

No one does a “simple tax return” because tax returns aren’t simple (although they should be) and turbo tax is $50 and you can do it in your underwear in an hour or less.

Yes, the ability to perform simple math in their head is an issue. I believe everyone should be able to to basic arithmetic. But, just like reading a clock is unnecessary because everyone has a digital clock now, everyone also has a calculator on them at all times. It’s all in your phone. Right or wrong, that the way of the world now.

are we gonna have to start callin you "lil beav" on tff?

Why are teachers so dam untouchable? I was one for a short period of time. There are a ton of amazing teachers. But there are also bad teachers, that need to be fired, like in any other walk of life, but it is hell trying to fire a teacher. Teachers become administrators.

Can you explain this? It appears you are assuming that a dairyman only produces about a gallon every 20 minutes, or a burger fry cook only cooks 1 an hour, and corn, farmers have never been on minimum or any other wage scale.

The AC worker, he already paid over $20 an hour, maybe if we reduce their wages the price of AC service will come down. But then the AC guy will go to work at McDonalds for the $20 an hour burger flipper job.

In Midland the starting pay at McDonalds is $14 to $18, and hamburgers etc., are not any where $20.

Can you explain this? It appears you are assuming that a dairyman only produces about a gallon every 20 minutes, or a burger fry cook only cooks 1 an hour, and corn, farmers have never been on minimum or any other wage scale.

The AC worker, he already paid over $20 an hour, maybe if we reduce their wages the price of AC service will come down. But then the AC guy will go to work at McDonalds for the $20 an hour burger flipper job.

In Midland the starting pay at McDonalds is $14 to $18, and hamburgers etc., are not any where $20.

So funny and so true

#noparenting