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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin
I think the thing that bothers me is a point somebody else raised earlier in the thread - it's not the small business owners who pay minimum wage, it's the Wal-Marts and other larger stores. Do I think that's right? No. Is it a legal business practice in America? Yes.
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Actually in my experience it's been the other way around. I worked at a locally owned "department" store that sells everything from office supplies to wicker furniture, toys, books and gifts. Every person who worked there except for the owner would have made more money working at walmart.
(I worked there for 3 years and made minimum the entire time until minimum wage in Illinois went up.)
Most small businesses don't have the same guaranteed raises/benefits etc.