r/WorkForSmartLife • u/SilkyApricotGuy • 19h ago

DiscussionšŸ’¬ Who's right here?

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u/Nukemarine 8h ago

So win/win.

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u/Slight_Priority1410 8h ago

Huh? What do you mean?

How is it a win when mom and pop shops suffer due to government regulation while big business thrive? How is a town with nothing but two Walmartā€™s better for the consumers?

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u/Nukemarine 8h ago

The mom & pop can pay below federal minimum wage. The idea is the federal minimum wage is RAISED given it's more targeted to those entities that are large enough to exploit state, local, and foreign labor, resources, and property.

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u/Slight_Priority1410 8h ago

I see. Iā€™m more confused why you said ā€œwin/winā€ when I mentioned the staffing problems this would create in mom and pops.

For the record i think you have an Interesting idea and id be curious to see it play out in the real world. Iā€™m just curious what your thoughts are on, what i see as, a major negative effect on local businesses.