Originally Posted by Sum Ting Wong

And meanwhile they're not using profits to pay back stockholders, loans, fund expansion, pay taxes, set aside for emergencies, etc. Brilliant!

By passing on higher employee costs, higher prices would clearly be detrimental to the rank and file shopper.

For many jobs, the $15 an hour worker won't be twice as productive as the $7.50 worker. This is especially true in "service industry jobs" where there is no way to obtain higher productivity since the job often is one where anyone can learn whatever is necessary in a short period of time.