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.
题目是认为最低工资小于5.5的员工少,所以认为不会导致通货膨胀。但c选项说的是,如果最低工资提高了,那么相应的上层的工资也要提高,以保持与付最低工资的员工的薪资差距作为reward。因此最低工资提高,会导致所有员工的工资集体上升,不仅仅是影响那一小部分低于最低工资的人,从而导致通货膨胀
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