[zencat]

This is in agreement with what others have been saying for a long time, but you can't reason with the irrational people that argue for an increase in the minimum wage.

Amen. The argument is old and discredited. The last time I took it with an serious consideration was in my mid-teens. Even then, it only took a few minutes to understand how wages laws are misguided.

[Jaysun]

Amen. The argument is old and discredited. The last time I took it with an serious consideration was in my mid-teens. Even then, it only took a few minutes to understand how wages laws are misguided.

Making anything more expensive almost invariably leads to fewer purchases. That includes labor. Every one of us would be "unemployable" if our pay rates were raised high enough.