BTW, I don't make minimum wage, I am an IT engineer and I think my salary is fair, but do you think that inflation rate really reflect prices ? I don't know about US dollars but in 5 years time period 100 buy more less today than it did at the defined period.
I wasn't insinuating that you did work minimum wage, just that $7.25 an hour (US federal minimum wage) shouldn't be viewed as a benchmark for supporting a proper, independent lifestyle. It is intended more for students and other part-time workers whose living expenses are already supported by others.
when you say " it's a worker's responsibility to develop their skills and the rest will follow" you mean now I have learn something else and work extra shift so I will have more money ? like slavery ?
It's a fact of life that people are only going to pay you for the value of the services you can provide them. If you need your car fixed, you need to pay a mechanic for his time and expertise. But you're probably not going to pay a guy to clean your windshield for you, right? Maybe $1 or something. So you need to develop your skills in order to advance in your career and earn more money.
How you read into this as "slavery" is bizarre, unless you consider working for someone else for a fixed salary as slavery. Do you not get an annual raise at your IT job? Do you not invest any of your money? If so, what are you so upset about?