Re:Gravity Payments in Seattle Is Raising Minimum Salaries t...
by srtjstjsj on Thursday April 16, 2015 @11:48AM
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This is false, because you are ignoring the fact that raising the minimum wage flattens the distribution of wages. Purchasing power decreases, but only low-wage-earners income increases. higher-spending people feel more of a crunch, and lower-income people get more of the benefit
price increases impact higher-spenders more than lower-spenders
price increases impact higher-spenders more than lower-spenders