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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Business will respond in one of two ways with an increase in minimum wage (or do both). Fire someone or increase prices.

The net effect of increasing minimum wage with out an increase in production is more unemployment and higher prices.

Really the only ones that benefit from increasing minimum wage are unions, especially government employee unions since they are free from all normal economic restraints.


8 posted on 01/12/2014 11:00:11 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I do not doubt that our climate changes. I only doubt that anything man does has any effect.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

Businesses are likelier to fire all their employees and start using contract work or learn new skills to run their businesses themselves for effectively.


11 posted on 01/12/2014 11:02:00 AM PST by CorporateStepsister (I am NOT going to force a man to make my dreams come true)
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To: CIB-173RDABN
The Cato Institute has a great piece on Mike Rowe and his focus on the skills gap in America.

Today's teens are no longer mowing lawns, shoveling snow, or starting at the bottom. They've been indoctrinated to go to college and achieve some worthless degree in diversity or gender studies.

Rowe said there's actually tons of jobs available but these jobs no one wants to do because they think its beneath them or they don't have the basic skills to do them.

17 posted on 01/12/2014 11:08:53 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (15 years of FReeping! Congratulations EEE!!)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

What’s the impact of two parents trying to live on $8.00 an hour?


43 posted on 01/12/2014 12:19:29 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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