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Or perhaps the company makes more money because the minimum wage workers are happier, work harder, and don't quit as often, leading to lower turnover costs, and because the company's customers (often minimum wage workers themselves) have more money to spend. Note the steady increase in restaurants and other food service companies in Seattle as the minimum wage increase phases in[0].

[0] http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2015/07/chipotle-spices-up-the-...