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I've always wondered when seeing such posts why people protest so vehemently against raising the minimum wage. I've lived in Australia for a bit, their current minimum wage is 17.70AUD, which is about 13-14USD depending on the exchange rate. Does it cause a lot of people to lose their jobs? Different sources have slightly different numbers but overall the unemployment rate is Australia is roughly the same or less than the US. Is it fair to the EMTs and similar professions? As someone said below it should be about raising those professions up instead of pushing the minimum wagers down. I don't know any EMTs personally but EMTs should be paid way above 20/hr, especially since Aussies are also very cool with paying extra for overtime/night shifts. (To compare living costs when I was in Melbourne rent cost >1000/mth in the city, 500-700 in a good suburb, even less as you move to cheaper areas. You can eat a reasonable meal for <15, even <10 if you wanna save up).