Clearly - we have not got away with it at all.
Please do not tell me that it is a 'fairer system' because I would happily agree with you - in theory, at least. It is however, the practice which really matters.
Immigrant workers - the bulk of whom are illegals - are taking low grade jobs, undercutting the genuine firms who obey the rules with extremely low hourly rates - right up to the point where these go under.
Secondly, the levels of the minimum wage for youngsters are far too high. In many skilled jobs, their usefulness is limited. This used to be addressed under the old system where small, skilled traders were unafraid to take on low paid apprentices as gophers and bag carriers as they gradually learned the trade to a high standard.
It is tragic that leftists should see this as 'a capitalist plot to grind down the working class'. They are so seldom able to see the larger picture.Equally tragic, is that we have educated so many youngsters into the belief that 'the world owes them a living'.
