>As long as more of the gross profit goes to workers, that's a step in the right direction.

That's now how the lesser paid workers will see it, unfortunately.

>Though I would say the linear solution is paying everyone $6k more, which is much better!

That would be flat (Y = 6000 vs Y = 1.X%). Perhaps better, but I'm not sure if that's been done outside of stimulus checks.

I think what the person up chain was alluding to was to increase minimum wage or similar initiatives. Doesn't help the higher end of the working class but helps out the lower end immensely, and indirectly helps out the middle as well.