Kooiker - 5/24/2026 10:31
Pofarmer - 5/24/2026 09:18
That's - not how that works, like at all.
You've got companies worth hundreds of billions of dollars who have full time employees on food stamps. How does forcing them to pay a higher minimum wage "make the spread bigger".
Here's a hint, it doesn't.
Where are all these jobs with companies worth billions that only pay minimum wage?
Locally both McDonald’s and Walmart advertise starting pay that is more than 2x the Iowa/Federal minimum wage. For people with no skills, just have to show up and work.
Fighting inflation
