Re:The Doorman's Fallacy in Action
by Tarq0n on Saturday June 27, 2026 @04:40PM
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It's not just minimum wages. If productive sector employees' demand for goods causes inflation, prices will rise. If you want to keep your nurses/doormen/teachers you'll have to increase their wages regardless of what the minimum wage is.
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Re:The Doorman's Fallacy in Action
by philipallstar on Saturday June 27, 2026 @08:43PM
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> If productive sector employees' demand for goods causes inflation, prices will rise.
I'm not sure what you mean. Prices rising is what we call 'inflation' - one doesn't cause the other. They're the same thing.
Rising demand induces inflation because more money is chasing the same goods.
Re:The Doorman's Fallacy in Action
by philipallstar on Sunday June 28, 2026 @04:01PM
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That might just mean more competition is created as there's a bigger market to chase. Minimum wage has the same risk as the one you mentioned, but also all but guarantees higher prices (particularly on labour-intensive goods such as food) as everyone's wage needs to go up to make the harder/worse jobs worth doing.