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Originally Posted by Locke
But it isnt 'a dollar or two an hour' its $5.
To put it into perspective at 40 hours a week 52 weeks a year this is an extra $10,000 per year per employee, they assume theres about 400,000 minimum wage earners in Alberta.
Yup. Couple 'o bucks here and there right?
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You're missing the point. Automation is coming regardless of employee wage and the rate is more technology cost driven than wage displacement.
So you're angle is: better to let them work for $10 than not at all. If so, why even have a minimum wage?