Ubiq
I understand their position fully
Are you claiming they will only force you to pay more To your workers if they commit to spending it in your stores??? Really??
I hope not.
So what you mean is so he CAN spend it if he so desires. Perhaps even in your store.
In shorthand that would be called “he has more money in his pocket “(I guess since I understand money in my pocket, as up to me what to do with it , the two are the same. Those who feel that money in one’s pocket is sortt of evil, would rather phrase it as spending it in your store since that’s what they feel you should be doing with it.)
But again you are still sidestepping the main question.
Why isn’t the first step, to exempt all minimum wage earners from all taxes ????
Simple question.
The government position is that it’s not enough money to live on.
So why are they taking some away from those workers through taxes?????
(by the way, the government does not have piles of $$$ because they squander it. Much as many athletes who earned billions over their careers are bankrupt . That doesn’t mean they weren’t rich. They were rich and are stupid. Much like the government.
Someone who makes millions and wastes it all will still get hit at tax Time with a huge bill and can’t Say I’m poor.
So too the government they are mega rich.