There is no magic bullet. Higher wages will translate to higher costs passed on to consumers. Businesses exists to make money, and if they can't make money, they will raise costs and/or cut expenses (hours and/or employees). As a result, you will go to the store and that gallon of milk with either cost more, or you will check it/bag it yourself. :)
Precisely, and the math is quite simple. It's easy to make these promises on the campaign trail and be "the populist". But they are counterproductive to the goal of helping inequality.
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