RE: 'Boosting the economy from the bottom up': Why minimum wage hikes are a good thing 'If you boost minimum wages you are boosting the economy from the bottom up,' economist argues

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'Boosting the economy from the bottom up': Why minimum wage hikes are a good thing 'If you boost minimum wages you are boosting the economy from the bottom up,' economist argues

in money •  8 years ago 

If your skilled labor job isn't paying as much as an easier unskilled job why would you stay? If people move to easier, but equally paying jobs, then supply and demand kicks in forcing employers to raise wages for skilled employees.

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