re: #285 geoffm33

Makes sense. I suppose I was just rationalizing the original statement. Really only works in a vacuum :)

You were totally right that all things being equal, it’s true, but all things aren’t equal. But the important part is that actual observation has shown we don’t lose jobs by raising it, except possibly in huge jumps, so there’s really not even a single real goddamn argument against raising the minimum wage.

I think we should raise it until, eventually, we do see job loss from it. That seems like a rational way to peg it, but I doubt empirical economics is sellable politically. “We’ll dicker around with it until we nail it down.”