Liberals want so badly for this to work. It makes the feel better about themselves. Unfortunately for them reality is different than fantasy. Sure if the world was all rainbows, butterflies and bunnies it would probably work. It's not. The young and the elderly will hurt the most from this.
1. A business (especially a small one) is not going to hire and train an unskilled 18 year old at $15 an hour. Therefore he is unemployed instead of having a job at a lower wage and learning a trade he can advance in and make better $.
2. That elderly guy at Mc Donalds that is working part time to fill the gap that social security left well he's gone. They aren't going to pay 70 year old Bob $15 to walk around with a dust pan and broom.
A lot of the problem is people want to be the boss on the day they are hired or at least get the bosses pay. As Matt stated atoumatic checkouts will be everywhere and people will be let go.
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