I’m not a fan of the USA Today, but
here is a far more balanced take from a 4th grade reading level.
A few things of note:
1. Let’s get it out there first that I am not inherently opposed to President Trump’s action here.
2. On the face of it, situations where people are paid less than minimum wage should raise red flags. It warrants concern.
3. The article you posted has a single GOP Rep as its only cited source. That means we get nothing but his political take on it. It’s not necessarily invalid, but that’s not good journalism.
4. The article I shared also sucks, imo, but it points out that among the people opposing these workplaces are disability advocates and families of the disabled. Your article says simply “the left.” Mine points out that even among those affected there are differing opinions.
5. When it says “less than minimum wage, let’s be very clear: it’s
less than half of minimum wage for some. $3.50, to be exact.
6. This is not an open and shut case of awesome or awful. Like I said in 2, it warrants concern, and I’ll add, monitoring. The $3.50 example I cited above was at a nonprofit, for example. That’s more understandable to me. If it were some place where stockholders and a CEO were raking in big bucks, that would feel much more exploitative.
7. This is also an example of the vetting I keep urging y’all to do with news media, and an example of how I’m not a hypocrite about it.
So really, my major issue with this is your use of such a crap source. Here endeth the lesson.
