You know, there’s another unintended consequence that most people probably don’t know about...
In a divorce (ahem...), when one ex isn’t working, a minimum-wage income is “imputed” to the unemployed ex, and then it’s deducted from the alimony the other ex pays.
IOW, when the minimum wage is raised, the amount someone pays in alimony will drop.
I’m sure that would make many people here who are paying alimony very happy (although it’s going to put me in a tough spot). :-(
Seattle is whitening up right on the Left’s schedule. LA next, and the City of Austin.
That’s interesting.
The business pays more in salary but also, then, more social security tax and unemployment tax. I am not that familiar with unemployment tax, but I assume it is a percentage tax.
By taking money from top earners and giving it to bottom earners the left is also reducing the amount of tax they collect because the top earner pays a higher percent on the same money. Unless of course it is offset by charging more to the customers. In the case of pizza, there is only so much a person is willing to pay.
Another consequence - union wages are a multiplier of the minimum wage. Not unintended.