[JBlue42]

What if Walmart paid more than $11/hr to decrease the immediate incentive?

[votepaunchy]

This should be easy to study in Seattle and other "Fight for $15" cities as the higher minimum wage is phased in.

[vkou]

If you increase everyone's wages the quality of employees across the board won't change. If you increase your wages, while other employers' wages stay the same, you'll get better applicants.

[sp332]

I think the argument is if you raise someone's income above a living wage, you reduce their incentive to steal.

[apple4ever]

But if you raise all wages, all prices go up, so you never get there.

[sp332]

Not sure where you got this idea. Has that ever happened?