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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2004413" data-attributes="member: 9374">The problem I have with that is that it teaches people early on that they are better off settling, rather than working hard to improve themselves or their lot in life.I started off working at 13 mowing lawns, then found a job as a hired hand in a shop making $2/hr. Then when I turned 16, I got a job at a fast food joint and eventually moved into healthcare as the years went on. Working my way up the ladder has resulted in a higher wage, but often at great personal cost - i.e., working more hours than I'd like, going back to school, sacrificing in the short term for a better long term outcome, etc.Progressively penalizing people for improving themselves, working harder or working their way up the chain disincentivises that hard work, at least to some degree. I just don't think that's the message we need to be sending to our society these days.</blockquote>