Show i WE NEED AN ADJUSTMENT f wY L YA a t f 1 i I ii 1 iT I I F c 6 u P Pu u r rr j P. P s. s MINIMUM WAGE TilE THE YOUNG Minimum wage legislation is a federally-dictated federally program which government officials discuss only in terms of raising the level But it is becoming increasingly obvious that the minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum wage needs refining to relieve some of its side effects Few would argue that a person supporting a family should have some protection against having to choose between a starvation wage and welfare re But many of the job applicants are youngsters just out of school or completely untrained or both To put it bluntly they are not worth the present minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum wage of an hour to potential employers and therefore must remain unemployed a and d unemployable When considering what might be done to reduce the number of jobless it is essential to realize that the unemployment rate ate atef f for r heads of household is about 5 per cent while the unemployed unemployed unemployed rate for 16 to 19 years olds ranges around I 19 per c cent nt Reduction of the minimum wage being a political impossibility impossibility does not change the apparent fact that it is a prime c cause use of youth unemployment Congress should c consider amen amending ing the law to include a youth differential This would encourage the hiring of young people for special projects time part part jobs or in training positions and relieve smaller employers of some of the high cost of training teenage job been a long summer alread already nomination and leaving us with nothing more exciting to anticipate an an- COPYRIGHT 1976 1176 te than who will be his rus Contemporary Features running mate mater I hope not Its Syndicate Inc |