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Originally Posted by thoughtcriminal
Raising the minimum wage does nothing to alleviate poverty or crime. basic economics: given the same revenue, if you are required to pay your employees more, you won't be able to hire as many people, and may even have to lay some off. also may have to cut back on benefits.
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Honestly asking... Is there any data / stats to back up this claim? An incremental increase to $12/hr doesn't seem like the end of the world.
Either way, I hope we can all agree the Federal and PA minimum wage of $7.25 is an embarrassment.