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You cannot do anything to help losers stuck at minimum wageIf you want to get employed people off of all government assistance, raise the minimum wage.
Like this:
1 year after 15 minimum wage little impact in SeaTac
Very few people make minimum wage; it is insignificant in the scheme of things.
Raise it to $10 and thousands of marginal workers will be fired, and the qualified and productive will pick up the slack, and pay raises too.
Oakland raised its minimum wage to $12.25 per hour, an increase of 36%.
How are business reacting? Some restaurants are eliminating the tip line on checks, and just adding a mandatory "Oakland uplift" charge to cover the increase in wages. I'm sure the most competent wait staff will love that.