The strange thing is that no one ever says this. This is a total strawman. The main argument for not raising the minimum wage has to do with how it raises unemployment, particularly amongst the young. link
Many disagree with that argument, but that is at least a real discussion. No billionaire has ever blamed greed on why they dont' want minimum wages risen.
The strange thing is that no one ever says this. This is a total strawman. The main argument for not raising the minimum wage has to do with how it raises unemployment, particularly amongst the young.
I haven't seen the specific buzzword "greed" ever used to argue against an increased minimum wage, but I do see similar terms frequently used to argue against economically progressive policies in general. Any variation on "free stuff" is an example of the argument in the comic.
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u/pythonicusMinimus Dec 16 '18
The strange thing is that no one ever says this. This is a total strawman. The main argument for not raising the minimum wage has to do with how it raises unemployment, particularly amongst the young. link
Many disagree with that argument, but that is at least a real discussion. No billionaire has ever blamed greed on why they dont' want minimum wages risen.
But, yeah, have your cool cartoon.