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  • Won’t the market pretty well extend the minimum wage? Not to disagree with the premise, but in Germany, for example, the union represents about 1/3 of workers, and whatever the union is able to negotiate basically becomes standard for all workers. Why? Because people will gravitate to those jobs with a protected floor.

    If in 6 months wages in other sectors don’t follow, then the workers will drain toward fast food and the other industries will have to be competitive.

    But yes, I don’t see why the law is discriminating here. Just raise the whole minimum wage.



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    Heterosexual age gap is about 2-3 years in the US and parts of Europe. It’s almost like women are allowed to choose who they want to be with, and it’s not a binary choice between a man with an undeveloped brain (allegedly) and a man who needs all the power in the relationship.