In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
Most people in kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have been employed at their current jobs for less than a year.
Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of kirlandic employment regulations.
Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must reward trained workers by keeping their paylevels above the pay level of trainees.
The greatest growth in Kirlandia's economy in recent years has been in those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher than the minimum wage.
The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job to earn enough to support a family ,even when working full time at that job.
原文:最低工资将被提高至5.50 但是对经济没有什么影响,因为现在很少有工人的工资是低于5.5的
削弱:很多trainee的工资是在最低工资附近的,但是trained workers的工资是要高于trainee的,所以一旦trainee的工资涨了,那trained worker的工资肯定也要涨,所以很多工人的工资都要涨。
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