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Originally Posted by Locke
Yes, Seattle and San Francisco have the highest rate of job growth by small businesses because of the higher minimum wage. No possible other correlation of any kind. Why not because they have the most homosexuals per capita or because of their proximity to the sea while we're grasping at completely unrelated trivia.
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The article does go on to say "Is this issue more complicated than I’m making out? Of course. Are there many factors at play determining the dynamics of employment? Yup. But please, please stop insisting that if we pay low-wage workers more, unemployment will skyrocket and it will destroy the economy." The latter is the heart of his point, I think. Not so much that a higher minimum wage guarantees a vibrant city. But that it doesn't guarantee economic ruin.