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How Stuff Works: Trickle-On Economics 0

Title:  You get what you pay for.  Image:  Woman and man talking on the street with a homeless man in the background.  Woman:  The federal minimum wage is still $7.25 an hour.  Man:  Now, we can't hurt business.  Woman:  If you won't pay workers more, then we need to provide a strong safety net.  Man:  The government isn't giving my money to those people.  Woamn:  If we don't provide a safety net, people are going to end up on the streets.  Man:  Hrump!  Layabouts.  Woman:  So what's your solution for homelessness?  Man:  More cops to remove them.  Now there's something I'm willing to pay for.

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