 Supply and demand  Setting a mandated wage limit disrupts market supply and demand  As minimum wage goes up, the number of people employed goes down.

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 Supply and demand  Setting a mandated wage limit disrupts market supply and demand  As minimum wage goes up, the number of people employed goes down. When minimum wage goes down, the number of people employed goes up.

 No job without experience, no experience without a job.  Allowing employers to pay less mean more opportunities for low skilled workers.

 A business with more flexibility is always better.  More workers = better customer service

 Trying to cut cost  Harder for companies to do business in America