Your first point is definitely correct, one example (a mix of factors) would be the $17+ wages for Walmart and fast food workers in North Dakota energy boom tow

Your first point is definitely correct, one example (a mix of factors) would be the $17+ wages for Walmart and fast food workers in North Dakota energy boom towns(1). Your second point is interesting, but I suspect only partially correct. I imagine subsidizing service workers to live in low income housing does allow businesses to pay service workers less in those areas. However, if those low income housing units were not the service workers best option - they wouldn't live there. So I would imagine overall that it does help the service workers, not hurt them. http://dailysignal.com/2014/06/10/drilling-innovation-forcing-walmart-north-dakota-pay-17-40-hour/ http://dailysignal.com/2014/06/10/drilling-innovation-forcin...