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So the people that lose their jobs because of this suddenly need less subsidizing? Its become expected now... with min wage hikes, that businesses are turning to automation and cutting jobs... thats becoming the norm. Those people who now lost their jobs, you feel, are less of a burden?

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I don't recall that happening in Seattle when we raised our minimum wage. Stuff got a little more expensive, but there weren't mass layoffs like you're suggesting. If it's there it's too subtle for us to argue from the seat of our pants.

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