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I've always heard the argument as...

Posted on: July 26, 2016 at 13:10:22 CT

AlleyCat KC

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...companies that employ minimum wage workers will just hire less people, keeping their overhead low and making the minimum wage increase ineffective because less people can work.

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If minimun wage was mandated to be $15/hr, would that - hefeweizen MU

- 7/26 13:08:06

In some cases.. - AWOLTiger KC - 7/26 13:15:34

correct - FootballRefugee MU

- 7/26 13:15:14

RE: If minimun wage was mandated to be $15/hr, would that - cooter KC - 7/26 13:11:42

ok, so this is all about fairness? How far does one take - hefeweizen MU

- 7/26 13:12:47

I've always heard the argument as... - AlleyCat KC - 7/26 13:10:22

that or raise prices seems like a logical conclusion(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 7/26 13:11:57

And sorry, I didn't realize this was a reply to AlleyCat - Cosmo MU

- 7/26 13:17:06

I can't raise prices, I will go out of business - Cosmo MU

- 7/26 13:12:52

So, in your case, it would cause higher unemployment?(nm) - hefeweizen MU

- 7/26 13:13:43

Correct - Cosmo MU

- 7/26 13:16:12

If that happens in IL, I will let go of several workers - Cosmo MU

- 7/26 13:10:13

Why would you own a business in Illinois? - Hbombtiger STL - 7/26 13:12:18

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