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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by refurb on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:14AM (#14770405)
Man oh man could you ever game a tax like that. Start a small company and hire your own family at minimum wage would be cheaper than just paying the tax.

That would introduce a ton of perverse incentives.

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Re:Why Can’t Americans Get a Raise? by NTDF9 on Friday July 14, 2017 @11:47AM (#14770695)
>> That would introduce a ton of perverse incentives.

That will also solve the unemployment problem and incentivize people to start small businesses. The family members will also have a choice between working minimum wage for their own business or seek a higher paying job, pushing wages higher and higher.

Sounds good to me.

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