1) Getting a job will let them buy more stuff then just staying at home collecting your gvmt checks. 2) Changing the minimum wage also adjusts the prices of go

1) Getting a job will let them buy more stuff then just staying at home collecting your gvmt checks. 2) Changing the minimum wage also adjusts the prices of goods and services but in the end it still ends up being a net positive for society. When the minimum wage is increased prices may go up at the same time but usually they don't completely cancel out the wage increase.