Infographic: Pros And Cons Of Raising The Minimum Wage

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Infographic: Pros And Cons Of Raising The Minimum Wage

As cities around the country, including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Seattle, pass or propose legislation to substantially increase the minimum wage for workers, debate has raged over the potential economic, social, and fiscal impact. Here are some of the pros and cons of raising the minimum wage:PROSLifts workers out of poverty to brink of povertyOne less thing to feel shitty about when leaving Chick-fil-AShorter lines at pawn shopsHigher morale among workers who aren’t casualties of cost-cutting layoffsGets picketers out of pathway to Big MacBargain compared to cost of creating actual social safety netCONSWorkers will grow complacent and lazy if they can afford basic human needsStill just as insulting that your boss pays you lowest amount he or she legally allowed toAwkwardness of being served by cashiers wearing top hats and monocles16-year-old cashier set to live ...

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