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Damn you $15 Min. wage (Original Post)
packman
May 2017
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Wounded Bear
(63,991 posts)1. It's kind of funny, really...
When discussing unemployment benefits, it's all about the laziness of the workers.
When discussing minimum wage, nobody mentions how the increased wage will incentivize those lazy workers to look for work.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)2. I'm stealing that pic!!!!
tazkcmo
(7,419 posts)3. Whoda thunk?
Instead of giving money to wealthy people that already have more than they need, it turns out that increasing the money supply at the other end of the economic spectrum actually generates both demand and supply. Huh.
MichMan
(16,884 posts)4. Time to raise it again to $25. nm

