[The Slim Reaper]

It's always heartening when normal folks try to protect the rights of businesses over themselves. I know it's counter intuitive, but when you give minimum wage folks pay increases, they invest that money straight into the local economy.

That's how economics should and used to work. You give the money to the folks at the bottom so they can afford to buy the things they're making, supplying etc.

The current model is based on being as friendly to business as possible, and hoping that they pay a living wage; spoiler alert - they won't.

When you put more money into the economy, then there is a higher potential to increase the profits of local businesses rather than reduce them.

The people at the bottom aren't investing their massive wage hike on yachts or a property portfolio. They spend it on the things they need to survive, like clothes for their children, food, maybe even afford a night in the pub. That money goes straight back into the economy.