TRAVIS LEFEVRE
Assistant Lampoon Editor
In a bold move, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a measure that will gradually raise the hourly minimum wage in New York to $15 via wage hikes. California signed a similar bill moments later.
The signing of this bill will provide low-income individuals the ability to live a bit more comfortably, rather than living paycheck-to-paycheck.
The signing of the bill has been met with commendation from many democrats and some republicans, and even from President Barack Obama.
Unlike those already mentioned, some individuals are not happy with this change of the minimum wage. These are the same keyboard warriors that can be seen on social media talking about how they were paid $2 an hour when they were our age. Some people voiced their discomfort in person, while others took to Facebook or Twitter.
One individual, under the Twitter handle @ZodiaCruz737, used the power of social media to express his dissatisfaction — using only 140 characters while trying to be as descriptive as possible.
“Are you kidding? I can’t believe they raised the minimum wage, that’s so unfair to people who have been working their entire lives! Smh,” the tweet read.
Another man, Joey Smith, was willing to make his case to us in The Leader office with his Fox News T-shirt and an “#AllLivesMatter” trucker cap.
“I don’t get what all the fuss is about with people saying the minimum wage is too low. When I was their age, I was paid $2.50 to do hard labor, and these kids are whining about getting $8.75? I would have killed for that much back in my day,” said Smith. “I don’t understand how this young generation can feel so selfish and entitled that they feel they deserve $15 for flipping the burgers of my Big Mac.
“I worked two jobs, paid for college and got out of debt with my $2.50. What are these kids gonna do with $15 an hour? Buy a damn mansion or something?” Smith continued.
When asked about how inflation has impacted the financial instability of this country, Smith gave an intriguing argument.
“Inflation? What does blowing up balloons or beach balls have to do with money?” Smith said.