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>You have/raise a minimum wage, consumer prices inflate and then it costs more to live with that minimum wage. I've never understood why people continue to mak
by eertami 6y ago
>You have/raise a minimum wage, consumer prices inflate and then it costs more to live with that minimum wage.
I've never understood why people continue to make this argument when there are easily demonstrable counter-examples to the "But you won't be able to afford anything!!!" line of thought.
Look at countries like Switzerland, or even in the US there is Washington DC where minimum wage is $15, and society isn't collapsing.
- nvoid 6y agoHave you been to Switzerland? If you had, you would understand that exactly what I said would happen has happened has happened there. No society wouldn't collapse with a minimum wage, that is not my argument. Logic would dictate that if everyone in a town was making $15 an hour then prices would naturally increase. How can you not see this?
- eertami 6y ago>Have you been to Switzerland? Yes, I live in Switzerland. Is it more expensive to go to a restaurant than in America? Yes, sure, but at least the people working there can have a good quality of life and don't rely on tips to pay rent. Prices of things that involve service are higher, true, but wages are good enough here that you can still live really well. Maybe the average person can't afford to eat out every day of the week, but should they be able to? I feel like this is only possible if you underpay service staff.