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by kevingadd 2017 days ago
How will cutting the minimum wage help in the long run? People earning the current minimum wage already struggle to afford rent and food. Can you really expect to get quality work from someone who has to work 4 jobs to be able to pay rent and is sleeping 4 hours a night?

You're not going to defeat China by cutting wages unless you address the societal issues that cause US wages to be high. We already haven't raised the federal minimum wage in decades.