If the demand for workers is high (e.g. Steve) and the supply is low (unemployment), shouldn't supply and demand already set the rates for good workers, without the need for a minimum wage hike?
It absolutely does. The problem is under the Wynne regime, full time higher paying jobs were lost, the replacements were lower paying service and part time jobs. Supply and demand is a bit tricky at the entry level as there are a huge number of workers that enter and exit the workforce, while unemployment looks low, it's because they're not always counting everyone -- there is still a surplus of workers available for unskilled work.
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