Oh, misread sorry. Still sounds pretty shitty.
I would def disagree with your second point. Some minimum wage workers move on to better things, yes, but many never do. Those who move on to better jobs do so because of other factors, such as education.
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Originally Posted by itshotinvegas
Incidentally, increasing wages would likely lead to quicker adoption, and reliance on automation (i.e. goodbye cashiers and goodbye first job for many).
This is true, but not really a reason not to give people a living wage? Also, they raised the minimum wage to $15 here in nyc last year and despite the many protests from large retailers, the world did not end AFAICT.