Progressives just lack any meaningful grasp on what “value” and “money” is. Food/clothing/shelter/care doesn’t just happen, and nobody is entitled to “enough” of it just because they showed up for work.
Force minwage to $15/hr (and thus pushing up other wages for work clearly worth more) and all prices will shift accordingly. Doesn’t matter number of $/hr is imposed by fiat, a gallon of gas will generally cost about 20 minutes of the station clerk’s time & effort.
Ah, the article’s proposal was so absurd I suffered cognitive dissonance for a minute. I’d not heard any serious proposals to bump minwage over $15/hr.
At $22/hr, gasoline prices will rise to ~$6.82/gal. All else being equal, gas per gal costs about 1/3rd an hour of the gas station clerk’s pay.
ALL? BS. So if we go back to slavery everything will be free? LOL!!!!