Right, Rapaire, and that is a very good reason NOT to work for a minimum wage that was never intended to provide for a family.

And CarolC, I would not step foot in Walmart for any reason. The reason that they are leaders in sales is the bulk of their goods last, at best, a third as long as quality items do which are never priced more than twice as much. I was involved in a study 3 years ago
and was amazed. The items were socks, jockey shorts, belts and T shirts. I found that smaller discount stores who keep their advertising costs to a minimum fared much better with the life expectancy of the products mentioned above.

Alice, were you raising a family while in college? No, I didn't think so and no doubt the minimum wage job was not your entire source of life.