imo, yes - the easier you make it for people to live 'ok', without working, the more a certain percentage of people will simply choose not to work - like it or

imo, yes - the easier you make it for people to live 'ok', without working, the more a certain percentage of people will simply choose not to work - like it or not, we need people making entry-level wages to work, to fill jobs that need to be filled. If less people are willing to take those entry level jobs, the more those companies need to pay people to entice someone to do that job - so they inevitably need to raise prices to cover those higher costs.