Indexing the minimum wage to inflation addresses the diminishing purchasing power of wages over time, ensuring workers can maintain their living standards.

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Indexing the minimum wage to inflation addresses the diminishing purchasing power of wages over time, ensuring workers can maintain their living standards.

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Opposing arguments

Indexing minimum wages to inflation might not effectively elevate living standards due to potential wage-price spirals, where wage hikes lead to higher inflation, creating a cycle.

Quotes that support the claim

"Inflation indexing guarantees low-wage workers a wage that keeps pace with the rising costs of goods and services. "

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Index the minimum wage by inflation