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bryce
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My dad has a friend who owns a restuarant. Everytime they raise the minimum wage, he orders new menus. I think you get what I mean here.

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Warped1701
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Yes, prices go up if minimum wage is raised. But if they don't, those people on minimum wage may not be able to stay above the poverty line with inflation, and living costs that go up even without minimum wage being raised.

In essence, raising the minimum wage keeps alot of families over the poverty line. That also means that less tax dollars will be spent on welfare programs for those who are under the poverty line. So this is a bad thing?

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PsyLiam
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And it's not designed to stop the private business from paying staff too little. It's designed to stop those twats at McDonald's who pay less an hour than what I couldn get by picking up change from drains.

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