As for the minimum wage, I question why there are those that judge so harshly the efforts of others. While I would concur that the jobs performed at that level are not rocket science, they are still yet meaningful work, and performed usually, to the best of the employee’s ability. To imply that any man or woman performing to the best of their ability is unworthy of their hire I find to be petty and mean. That the companies these people work for choose to pay them as little as the law will allow is understandable. Their concern for their employees in this day and age ends at the bottom line of the company. It has, therefore fallen on us, through collective bargaining and regulation by our government to take care of each other and our heirs. This we do not do to spite our employers, but, rather to protect ourselves from greed. It would seem that we have forgotten how to help each other in our rush to help ourselves.