Quote Originally Posted by Sawin View Post
They do realize this is permanent and not a test right? What's their exit strategy if it turns out to be a bad "test"? Do they seriously think they can just take back a few bucks an hour from those workers who have grown accustomed to a certain income during the "test" without some kind of uproar or outright riot?
Colorado does it.. the minimum wage here is tied to some cost of living index.. A couple years ago during the crash the minimum wage in Colorado decreased. You also have to remember that very few people are actually paid minimum wage. Most states also have a separate pay rate for those that are classified as tip earners and they are allowed to be paid below minimum wage for this reason.

As for Seattle.. sure decrease minimum wage, business owners fire the couple people that got hired at that level and rehire anew.