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Northwest · M
The New York Times, beat the WSJ to this story, by several days. The NYT piece is better researched and presented.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage.html?_r=0
The "control" used by the UW study, is not a real control, but a virtual one, created by the software. I live in the Seattle area. My son was working for a high end Pizza joint, while in college. He's now a financial analyst, working for a restaurant chain, and a few weeks ago, we were discussing the minimum wage issue and how it affected the industry.
He said that it had no impact on his company, because the job market in the Seattle area, not the law, is forcing the issue, and they're expecting to go higher than the legal minimum wage, to keep employees who would otherwise find other jobs.
The UW is struggling, trying to figure out why its English and Marketing Communications grads, cannot find jobs outside of Starbucks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/business/economy/seattle-minimum-wage.html?_r=0
The "control" used by the UW study, is not a real control, but a virtual one, created by the software. I live in the Seattle area. My son was working for a high end Pizza joint, while in college. He's now a financial analyst, working for a restaurant chain, and a few weeks ago, we were discussing the minimum wage issue and how it affected the industry.
He said that it had no impact on his company, because the job market in the Seattle area, not the law, is forcing the issue, and they're expecting to go higher than the legal minimum wage, to keep employees who would otherwise find other jobs.
The UW is struggling, trying to figure out why its English and Marketing Communications grads, cannot find jobs outside of Starbucks.
bigjohndl · 70-79, M
$15 per hour minimum wage also displaces workers who were already at $15 and now expect more money. The businesses they work at now have to react with more automation and or fewer employees as they will not be able to meet higher wages.
The businesses that this affect the most are restaurants and retail stores. Both of them have seen a downturn in business due to the likes of Amazon and large online retailers. A $15 per hour minimum puts the death sentence on businesses that are just just getting buy. You just need to read the news to see all of the retailers that are closing stores.
The businesses that this affect the most are restaurants and retail stores. Both of them have seen a downturn in business due to the likes of Amazon and large online retailers. A $15 per hour minimum puts the death sentence on businesses that are just just getting buy. You just need to read the news to see all of the retailers that are closing stores.
westwiiler · 51-55, M
Minimum wage is the bare minimum. $15 per hour is a decent wage. Granted someone working $15 ph may need a second job, but minimum was never meant to be lived on.....if we employers are forced into $15 per hour, we will be forced into more automation and few employees.l
FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M