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Seattle's raising of the minimum wage was arguably symbolic. Seattle--a world-class tech nexus point--raising its minimum wage affected a relatively small perc
by inanutshellus 7y ago
Seattle's raising of the minimum wage was arguably symbolic.
Seattle--a world-class tech nexus point--raising its minimum wage affected a relatively small percent of businesses compared to a "normal" city, as businesses in Seattle would have long since needed to offer higher wages in order to keep employees.
I'd be much more interested in seeing the effects of a $15 wage in Nowheresville, USA than in Seattle.
- wyre 7y agoSymbolic for maybe people that are making above minimum wage but an increase in minimum wage to $15 made so many people lives easier.
- inanutshellus 7y agoWell, that's both the point and missing the point. Seattle's higher minimum wage represented an already-existing reality in Seattle: their top-heavy economy. "Normal" towns' leaders would recognize it as virtue-signaling rather than transformative change, because it would've affected proportionally few people.