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faramir77 posted...

Her logic:

> Don't increase minimum wage and allow companies to pay employees very little
> This will lead to companies making high paying jobs

Sounds good to me.

It's actually useful for people trying to start a work history, which can benefit at-risk youths and individuals with a history of unemployment. Plus you have to remember that it's not like every company just pays the minimum wage anyway. Therefore getting rid of the minimum doesn't mean all jobs default to the bottom because, if that was a legitimate issue, all jobs would pay minimum wage.

Peterass posted...

Minimum wage workers will always struggle, regardless of what that wage is. Raising it puts more strain on everyone else as well.

This, tbh, since it means the costs of everything else will rise despite the rest of society not seeing any improvement in their wages. And even on the bottom rungs, it's somewhat detrimental when you consider that people who got raises, etc, will see that raise vanish with a minimum wage hike.
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