Yes, the data is from the US. US numbers are often used to represent Atlasia's economic situations unless they're produced by the GM just because they're the best indicators. I don't know of any GM-conceived data that disputes the statistic. It's also worth noting that economists have struggled to link job loss with minimum wage laws as a direct cause. My point remains that if anything, it's small businesses which should be excluded from minimum wage laws if they cannot afford it. (Though ironically, the link I provided is a list of small business owners calling for a
higher minimum wage law.) If we get back to full employment, than maybe the minimum wage standards can be reconsidered, but regardless, people are typically going to work for the business that's more generous in wages whether or not a minimum wage law is in place and McDonalds will remain popular among jobseekers because it can afford the higher wages whereas a smaller business cannot.
To spare myself from sounding like an idiot, I'm going to continue this discussion tomorrow. I can't do math at this hour.
