The idea that minimum wages kills jobs is not as well supported as you might think. People commonly take overly-simplified econ 101 labor market theories as gospel when the empirical evidence about the effects of minimum wage increases is decidedly mixed: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/11/20/20952151/shoul...
I just find it crazy that in the scenario where Uber pays someone poor $8/h while I pay them 0$/h, Uber is the bad guy, while I am completely blameless.
The only actor actually paying the poor person is somehow the problem!
It's hard for me to come up with a logical framework that supports that conclusion. So I think it's not actually a matter of logic.
I just find it crazy that in the scenario where Uber pays someone poor $8/h while I pay them 0$/h, Uber is the bad guy, while I am completely blameless.
The only actor actually paying the poor person is somehow the problem!
It's hard for me to come up with a logical framework that supports that conclusion. So I think it's not actually a matter of logic.