I understand the minimum wage is a very contentious issues but I would just like to give my thoughts on this. If a person is on minimum wage and does not earn enough to survive then they must have their wages topped up be either state welfare, charity, parents or work another job. If it is by state welfare then the business is receiving a subsidy through my taxes. If it is by charity, then the business is receiving a subsidy through the charitable donations to the worker. If the worker lives at home then it's by the parents. If the worker takes on another job, the subsidy is through his low wages. The simple truth is that by paying minimum wage someone is making up the difference to a living wage and someone is benefiting from the low wage. We as consumers should feel guilty that these workers are subsidizing our life stile by us not paying the real price for the goods or service. John Fisher
