hought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you thinRecently one of my sons, over hearing a news story about minimum wage, asked me the question, “dad, why is minimum wage so low?” I was surprised he knew what minimum wage was, but was glad to have the discussion with him. I asked him, “how low is too low?” He said it was “around 5 bucks.” Pretty close, it is $5.15. I asked him why he thought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you thinkquestion, “dad, why is minimum wage so low?” I was surprised he knew what minimum wage was, but was glad to have the discussion with him. I asked him, “how low is too low?” He said it was “around 5 bucks.” Pretty close, it is $5.15. I asked him why he thought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you thinge was, but was glad to have the discussion with him. I asked him, “how low is too low?” He said it was “around 5 bucks.” Pretty close, it is $5.15. I asked him why he thought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you thinw?” He said it was “around 5 bucks.” Pretty close, it is $5.15. I asked him why he thought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you thinhought it was so low. He said “it is not enough money.” I said, “no, why do you think they set it at such a low rate?” “Oh, I don’t know. It would be great if it were $10, $20, or even more an hour.” I asked, “What if the job is not worth more than $5.15 an hour?” He looked puzzled. “I guess the job would go away.” “So if Congress raises it to $7.25, what happens to jobs worth less than that?” He now looked concerned.