>>1006571
But in Canada our McDonalds memes cost quite a bit more than the US and not too recently went up in price again.

Wouldn't this just lead to unemployment?

Also a lot of much more skilled jobs pay under $15/hr, or around $15/hr. Will their wages get raised to reflect that or would they all just be paid $15/hr? Because I don't think paramedics will work for the same wage as some stoner flipping burgers.

>>1006575
its showing that the whole "higher minimum wage will lead to higher prices" argument isn't always true

>>1006581
Ok but can you respond to the other problems?

There is quite a few jobs in the US which pay under $15/hr and require a lot more responsibility and skills than flipping burgers. Will their wages be raised to compensate proportionally?

>The BLS reports the median annual salary for EMTs and paramedics was $31,270 in 2013. The best-paid 10 percent in the profession made approximately $54,710, while the lowest-earning 10 percent made approximately $20,420.

I don't think anyone will want to be a paramedic when they realize that they're busting their ass to make as much as some random guy in mcdonalds.

>>1006585
then they will demand higher wages. either their demands will need to be met or paramedic companies will find themselves out of business

>>1006571
>Ausfag here
>Big Mac is like $6 not $3.92

Source: I've eaten at maccas before and left $10 poorer after buying a drink and chips

>>1006571

If you raise minimum wage by X, you better raise my wage by X too, so that my job doesn't become completely worthless.

>>1006607
This.

It's a huge logistical nightmare like I said.

Now all these other jobs that are more demanding need to have their wages raised and it's just a huge problem.

>>1006571
>He doesn't know that the average house here costs $900k
>Thinks high minimum wage is a good thing

>>1006611

I know it's kind of unfair, since my job didn't go up in actual quality provided (and my job is basically opening a gate and answering a radio anyway, so I probably work less than most fast food workers 90% of the time), but if we're going to give some freedom to people who are utterly replaceable, I want a cut of the freedom to.

And by a cut, I mean just as much or more. With any raises I might have gotten added to the raise from minimum wage boost.

>>1006618
Actually I think some jobs like Paramedics first and foremost deserve more money.

It's a job with a lot of responsibility and demands yet pays under $15/hr. Kind of absurd... They should definitely be getting more money not some stupid mcdonalds working fuck who can't even get an order right.

>>1006624

As someone who wants to be a paramedic, I agree with this idea. I just think I should get a raise equal to or greater than a MccyD's raise, especially if I decide to be a medical technician of any sort.

>>1006589
or standards to become a paramedic will go down

>>1006629

Odds are, they'll just end up raising the wages. Probably not swiftly, but it'll happen fast enough.