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    The document summarizes a debate in parliament about minimum youth wages in New Zealand. It states that a young man was unable to take a job paying $10 an hour because the minimum wage was $12.75, so he had to go on welfare receiving $4.50 instead. The document notes that MPs voted 117-5 against a bill that would have reintroduced minimum youth rates, effectively sending a message to young people to go on welfare instead of working for less than the full minimum wage. Scrapping youth rates ended up increasing youth unemployment. The document argues that working for some money is better than not working at all.

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    The document summarizes a debate in parliament about minimum youth wages in New Zealand. It states that a young man was unable to take a job paying $10 an hour because the minimum wage was $12.75, so he had to go on welfare receiving $4.50 instead. The document notes that MPs voted 117-5 against a bill that would have reintroduced minimum youth rates, effectively sending a message to young people to go on welfare instead of working for less than the full minimum wage. Scrapping youth rates ended up increasing youth unemployment. The document argues that working for some money is better than not working at all.

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    The document summarizes a debate in parliament about minimum youth wages in New Zealand. It states that a young man was unable to take a job paying $10 an hour because the minimum wage was $12.75, so he had to go on welfare receiving $4.50 instead. The document notes that MPs voted 117-5 against a bill that would have reintroduced minimum youth rates, effectively sending a message to young people to go on welfare instead of working for less than the full minimum wage. Scrapping youth rates ended up increasing youth unemployment. The document argues that working for some money is better than not working at all.

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    The document summarizes a debate in parliament about minimum youth wages in New Zealand. It states that a young man was unable to take a job paying $10 an hour because the minimum wage was $12.75, so he had to go on welfare receiving $4.50 instead. The document notes that MPs voted 117-5 against a bill that would have reintroduced minimum youth rates, effectively sending a message to young people to go on welfare instead of working for less than the full minimum wage. Scrapping youth rates ended up increasing youth unemployment. The document argues that working for some money is better than not working at all.

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    With a minimum wage of $12.

    75 an hour, the state said he couldn’t take a job for $10, but had to go on the dole for $4.50. Madness.

    If MPs really
    really cared about jobs, why did
    they vote 117-
    117- 5 to lock him out of one?
    by Sir Roger Douglas
    whose minimum youth rates bill would have seen more young people get a foot on the job ladder

    Earlier this year I asked Parliament to But, by a margin of 117 to 5, my Scrapping youth rates ended up
    bring back minimum youth pay rates. fellow MPs – all members of all hurting the kids it was meant to help.
    Why? So 16 and 17 year old job parties except ACT – effectively sent Youth unemployment rose to 24%,
    seekers like the young man above our young people this message: ……. Maori youth unemployment to 41%.
    could experience the dignity of work. “Go on the dole. Join a gang. Get Many things in life are the opposite
    Better, I argued, for a first-time pregnant and raise a child on the DPB. of the way they seem. Youth rates seem
    worker to get a foot on the job ladder “Whatever you do, we won’t let low. But the dole is much lower....……..
    for, say, $10 an hour ($2.75 less than you work. Not unless you can find a And only ACT MPs really care about
    the minimum wage) than muck generous boss who’ll pay you the jobseekers. Because working for some
    around at home on the dole for $4.50. same as a more experienced worker.” money sure beats not working at all. …

    Who really
    really cares about jobseekers?

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