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		ctdonath on Jan 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: For suicide prevention, try raising the minimum wa... Minimum wage: if you can't produce $X/hr in value, you're prohibited from producing at all. I suspect raising that cutoff would increase suicides.

sir_kin on Jan 9, 2020 [–]

Real world data disagrees with your suspicion. Might want to rethink your reasoning.

ctdonath on Jan 10, 2020 | [–]

Point me to the data. Those who get higher wages may be happier, but those unemployed due to their work being ended for want of value would understandably despair. Seems like data easily shifted for sociopolitical benefit.

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