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Fluid-Wrongdoer6120 t1_j29llqt wrote

Reply to comment by drxdrg08 in Pennsylvania not among states raising their minimum wages in 2023 by gvillepa

if it had no impact like you imply, I can't imagine why republicans are fighting so hard against raising it?

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drxdrg08 t1_j2b6bzo wrote

Because a universal minimum wage is a fundamentally stupid idea.

Cost of living varies greatly across the state.

Federal worker salaries are adjusted for the area where the employee lives. That only makes sense. Private companies are starting to do the same with work-from-home arrangements if the employee moves away from high COLA locations.

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Fluid-Wrongdoer6120 t1_j2bb13y wrote

if you say so, personally I'd say its a good way to keep desperate to work people from being taken advantage of. Everyone knows that COL varies by region but there's still a minimum that will get you by, even in the cheapest area

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drxdrg08 t1_j2bs7as wrote

> good way to keep desperate to work people from being taken advantage of

This is not possible unless there is collusion between different employers. There was evidence of that happening with big Tech in Silicon Valley a while back, but there is no evidence of that ever happening in Pennsylvania.

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