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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16471878

The fast-food industry claims the California minimum wage law is costing jobs. Its numbers are fake

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[–] [email protected] 46 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Irrelevant. Studies have already been done and countries with a high minimum wage (literally 2.5x the US) have cheaper 1:1 menu items than the US.

Corporations exist to extract as much value as possible; not provide value.