Re:Job loss predictions over rising minimum wages haven't co...
by ChrisLomont on Monday November 25, 2019 @09:50PM
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>That's not cherry picking.
Picking the highest of the highs over 80 years is the definition of cherry picking. Why not simply pick the average over time? Or any other peak if you desire peaks?
Picking 1970, before many women entered the workforce and competition was more global, is likely not a good value to pick. It's probably better to let states, which have vastly different costs of living, set state or local wages to account for those disparities. Forcing a mom and pop in the middle of nowhere to pay what a worker in NY or SF gets by law will hurt many.
Picking the highest of the highs over 80 years is the definition of cherry picking. Why not simply pick the average over time? Or any other peak if you desire peaks?
Picking 1970, before many women entered the workforce and competition was more global, is likely not a good value to pick. It's probably better to let states, which have vastly different costs of living, set state or local wages to account for those disparities. Forcing a mom and pop in the middle of nowhere to pay what a worker in NY or SF gets by law will hurt many.