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Originally Posted by Army_of_One  ...A minimum wage increase hurts YOU Bubba because you will pay more for everything from your cherry limeade and the sonic to a gallon of milk at Dillons. Also a lot of union contracts are negotiated to be a certain amount above minimum wage...if that goes up then the union people reno for a raise... |
It may hurt me a very little bit in the short run, but if that $2/hr increase helps get people off of food stamps, WIC, etc. Then in the long run we will all save money.
I wish my union was like the one you describe! In reality, I think you will find very few unions that are that way.