> they can't outsource their work to another, cheaper state They have done some of it for almost a decade http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/technology/11fast.h

> they can't outsource their work to another, cheaper state They have done some of it for almost a decade http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/technology/11fast.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/11/technology/11fast.html?pag... They can also use more automation - "outsourcing" to machines. There are far more subtleties that the article didn't cover as you partially point out. There is a good article on cafehayek about it. (eg the nature of work done can change). http://cafehayek.com/2013/12/again-more-on-the-minimum-wage.html http://cafehayek.com/2013/12/again-more-on-the-minimum-wage....