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		skrebbel 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did California's fast food minimum wage reduce emp... For hamburger flippers? A 25% increase in wage might well be superlinear for some of them (eg better circumstances and opportunities for kids)

simianwords 6 months ago [–]

Yeah but the other people lost their jobs and 100% of wages. So you can compare net utility gain or loss.

skrebbel 6 months ago | [–]

Yes but that’s not the argument you made.

simianwords 6 months ago | | [–]

I didn’t make any argument. I was expanding on parents point.

skrebbel 6 months ago | | [–]

Yes and I was responding solely to your expansion, which I believe is inapplicable here.

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