The point he failed to make was that finding employees in a rural area is a "near zero" sum game.
When a large employer raises its wage a big chunk of people who work a few hours at a second job stop working that second job.
When a large employer raises its wage a big chunk of people who work a few hours at a second job stop working that second job.
With the U.S. underemployment rate at 12.9%, having additional jobs available for people to take shouldn't be a bad thing:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/205240/us-underemploymen...