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Originally Posted by Slava
This "theoretical" kind of projection is nice and all, but why not just work with what we have for evidence. 25,000 jobs gone in the service sector and small business is saying it's directly due to the increased wage costs. And yeah, the economy has grown in Alberta and that is due to the increased price of oil.
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Calgary isn’t the only city to have increased the minimum wage in the province, yet the results haven’t been the same across the province. Let’s go with what we know, or can fairly reasonably assume, small business owners would probably prefer to not see an increase to their labour costs even if they could afford it.
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To me it's pretty obvious. We haven't gotten off the oil and gas rollercoaster despite claims that this was going to happen. The minimum wage has acted a drag to small business, which was predicted by virtually everyone.
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You do realize that small businesses aren’t the only employers who pay minimum wage right?