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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Yeah, of course a $15 min wage is easy to implement in states and areas where no one makes less than $15/hour. I'm not sure what point you are making there.
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My impression is that you were lumping them in with the “no support for the measure” group, making it seem like 75% would be against it instead of 25% (using your round estimates)
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
There are a lot of small towns and rural areas across the US where small, local businesses can't absorb an instant jump to a $15 min wage and businesses will close. The net effect is that people will have to go to bigger towns or cities to shop or eat out. Boosting min wage isn't going to drive up the spending money in those areas, since unlike cities, there are very few people with min wage type jobs. Instead you are basically just killing small, local economies, so that isn't likely benefitting anyone.
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“Boosting min wage isn't going to drive up the spending money in those areas, since unlike cities, there are very few people with min wage type jobs.”
So, will it have a large impact or are there very few people with min wage jobs? Can’t argue both.
Other than the bars/restaurants that are currently paying $2-$3 wage and assuming tips will cover the rest (which is a horrible model to start with), I think the risk is completely over stated.