[mrverify]

Where does she think this money is coming from? The poop fairy? Any raise in the cost of labor will be reflected in a price raise. I give you 22/hr now, but eggs are $7 a dozen. All of the raise is eaten up in price increases. How hard can this be? Retail has insanely tight margins where labor is the major cost center.

[WarOnPrivacy]

> Any raise in the cost of labor will be reflected in a price raise.

Perhaps raising prices in order to protect executive pay and shareholder dividends is a factor.

[mrverify]

That's a straw man argument. Both conditions do indeed raise prices, but only one is due to unnatural government intervention in the market.

[mrverify]

Well, I take that back. I guess when big banks are forced to take money from the government, they have to do something with it, so in that case, the execs get bonuses and stocks are bought back.

[bluGill]

Both are tiny compared to the total wages of workers.