Please define "did better" because small businesses in those cities generally took a beating. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/10/the-unintended-

Please define "did better" because small businesses in those cities generally took a beating. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/10/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-15-minimum-wage https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2019/07/10/the-uninte... > ...reduced hours worked in low-wage jobs by 6-7 percent, while hourly wages in such jobs increased by 3 percent ... consequently, total payroll for such jobs decreased. > ... > Those who were already working more hours before the wage increase saw “essentially all of the earnings increases,” while the workers who had fewer hours saw their hours go down, but wages go up enough so that their overall earnings didn’t really change https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/7/13/20690266/seattle-minimum-wage-15-dollars https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/7/13/20690266/seattle... Seems like its a mixed bag, and depends on circumstances.