Maaaaaaaaayyyyybbbbbeeee. Empirical studies of this sort of effect are mixed at best. It's telling that Sander's proposed bill would only require "large employ

Maaaaaaaaayyyyybbbbbeeee. Empirical studies of this sort of effect are mixed at best. It's telling that Sander's proposed bill would only require "large employers" to pay up here. If local businesses were all paying higher salaries already they wouldn't need this exemption in the first place.