It has now been 15 years since the federal minimum wage rose to $7.25 - eviltoast
  • RaoulDook@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s probably more realistically possible to put some rent caps in than implement $42/hr minimum wage. Virtually all minimum wage employees would be laid off with all the businesses who employ them shutting down too. The only businesses that could survive that much dramatic increase in payroll costs would be the ones making really huge profits, which would almost certainly not include every restaurant in most cities.