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Comment by FranzFerdiNaN

This isn't how the economy works. If thst was the case nobody would ever earn more, which of course isn't true.

Wages are only a small part of a products price, and there also is enough evidence that for example raising the minimum wage does actually help people.

For why it works, its simple: non-rich people spend any extra money, rich people don't do anything useful with their extra money. Which is also why trickle-down economics is a scam when its being presented as a way to help poor or average people. It does work of course as a way to transfer wealth from the poor to the rich.

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