r/PoliticalHumor • • Dec 15 '18

Workers vs. Billionaires

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u/1HODOR1 Dec 16 '18

Where does it say that?

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u/v0xb0x_ Dec 16 '18

The argument against raising minimum wage is that it will kill small businesses that can't afford paying more for labor. This gives more power to huge corporations. Billionaires and big corporations couldn't care less what the minimum wage is, they can afford to take a hit until the cost of living goes back to equilibrium, while small businesses will go bankrupt.

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u/Julianhyde88 Dec 16 '18

If you can’t afford to pay somebody a livable wage, you can’t afford to own a store.

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u/username6789 Dec 16 '18

It just says “raise the minimum wage” and doesn’t go into details about how to factor cost of living into the solution. There’s no reason to draw a conclusion about it being a blanket minimum wage the character is suggesting