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Re:Minimum wage would be $26 an hour if it had grown in line... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:55PM (#28530176)
> If their productivity had gone up that much, there would be no need for a minimum wage law, the employers would simply be glad to pay them based on their productivity

Agree with your first objection. Believe this requires more data to be sustained. Minimum-wage workers have a poor bargaining position.

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