"I'm also still unclear on _how_ a minimum wage would have no effect on unemployment," There's three things that can give: 1) Unemployment (workers eat shit)

"I'm also still unclear on _how_ a minimum wage would have no effect on unemployment," There's three things that can give: 1) Unemployment (workers eat shit) 2) Inflation (customers eat shit) 3) Profits (owners eat shit) I'll give you a clue which group takes the brunt of minimum wage increases. Take a wild guess who paid for this expensive times sq advert: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNsVNeGWUAE3T7p.png https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNsVNeGWUAE3T7p.png The low pay commission study actually found no effect on employment and no effect on prices except for a very slight non-commensurate rise in one industry (canteen services i think).