> From a short-term perspective, increasing the bottom end of the pay scale is not an isolated event. All levels of the scale must be adjusted upward to offset

> From a short-term perspective, increasing the bottom end of the pay scale is not an isolated event. All levels of the scale must be adjusted upward to offset the effect of condensing (in this case drastically) the pay differences between positions with different levels of responsibility. Prove it. > From a short-term perspective, increasing the bottom end of the pay scale is not an isolated event. All levels of the scale must be adjusted upward to offset the effect of condensing (in this case drastically) the pay differences between positions with different levels of responsibility. You're correct, and this is why we need to raise the federal minimum wage.