The idea behind raising the minimum wage is, that the more money people make, the more they will spend which will stimulate the economy...Take walmart for example...walmart here is basically the only place to shop other than local mom and pop shops...So when they pay their employees, they generally cash their checks right there and then do their shopping...If they had more money in their paycheck, they would spend more shopping...Or they would buy more gas to go to other nearby townships to target or other stores, or eat out more...The end result is supposed to be if americans make more money they will spend more and the economy will improve

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