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That's not true at all. If they make 1 new minimum wage job each, it would actually cost the city way more.

• jakelazaroff 8y ago
  Sure, not all jobs are created equal. But there are a million variables here: when the job is created, the salary, whether it's filled by a current resident or a newcomer, how much public infrastructure the worker uses, etc. More to the point, though, the goal of the city isn't to maximize its revenue — it's to make its citizens lives better. A minimum wage job for a poor current resident might be better the community than high-paying job for an imported knowledge worker, even if the latter means more money for the city.
  • Lkjhmnbv 8y ago
    And you glossed over all of those things to make a politically convenient point. And I was just pointing that out. If you believe the latter I don't know what to tell you. Move to Detroit? The idea that less tax revenue is somehow good for funding social programs seems insane to me. Not sure how you're going to begin to justify that.
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