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> The fall can be explained by an improving economy. The hypothesis of the article is that the economic benefit of increasing minimum wage is mediated by impro
by firethief 10y ago
> The fall can be explained by an improving economy.
The hypothesis of the article is that the economic benefit of increasing minimum wage is mediated by improvement of the economy due to increased spending. I'm not saying you're wrong, but that particular point doesn't seem to contradict the article's premise.
- sytse 10y agoThe economy (and jobs) improved in the whole of the US so I think people can't claim it was caused by Seattle adopting the minimum wage. I'm not saying you or the article made that claim, just that it doesn't follow from this case.