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Its almost like it both has advantages and disadvantages... How crazy...

You're right, I didn't consider employers of illegal workers and the automation industry.

Yep. All in all, minimum wage is a feel good hit. :)

Policies can have both good effects and bad effects at the same time.

It's not the minimum wage that hurts those people, but a lack of aggregate demand.

Exactly, basically they are being paid to be spammers...

[arguably the lowest-value task in the ecosystem]