Da, Comrade. You should fit in very nicely with the Biden Administration—you should apply for a job with them as an economist.
“Cheapskate employers?” Sure, they’re cheapskates—that must be it. All employers are identical, nationwide, and their business all have identical cost structures. All employees nationwide are identical too, with identical skillsets and ambitions.
Some jobs are not worth $15/hour, and the employers who can’t afford to pay it will either pay them under the table for less, or let them go.
Under the table is illegal and option B who will do the work? Their competitors that WILL pay the new minimum?