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comment by AegonTargaryen
AegonTargaryen  ·  3828 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: California raises minimum wage to $10

And as someone who earns minimum wage in California, I welcome the raise, but really hope that everything doesn't become more expensive as a result.





SwagJerryRice  ·  3822 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would guess that while there would be a slight price bump, the GDP growth and increase in purchasing power from a minwage hike would outpace that, leading to a net benefit. The only way that a minwage hike would cause a 1:1 price increase would be if labor were 100% of a business's costs, 100% of the jobs involved were minimum wage jobs, and 100% of the workforce worked at minimum wage. For reference, compare Australia's PPP to the United States. Their minimum wage is more than twice ours, but the cost of goods in Australia is only about 30% more expensive than in the United States.