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As VP of a small business I see voting for a minimum wage increase as a slap in the face to me and a free market economy. Like mentioned earlier, large corporations and franchises are the only ones I know of who pay minimum wage anyway. The company I work for pays nearly twice the minimum wage as a starting pay.
I don't understand how raising the wage bar will have a positive influence on the middle and lower class? They have to absorb the cost somewhere because they also consume the most (I'm guessing).
Also, why the hell would Wal-Mart support this anyway? It makes zero sense. They are asking the government to MAKE them pay more instead of doing it voluntarily. Something tells me the end economic consequences of a minimum wage increase would benefit Wal-Mart more than it would benefit minimum wage employees. Why else would they support legislation for something that they can already do?
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