But even if the minimum wage were raised sufficiently to offset the withdrawal of tax credits, transferring more of the cost of labor from taxpayers to employers would be the wrong strategy. The reason is that for many – perhaps most – people, work will be a declining source of income.
但即使最低工资提高到足以抵消取消税收减免的影响的程度，将更多的劳动力成本从纳税人头上转嫁到雇主头上也是错误的战略。原因在于，对许多人——也许是大部分人来说，工作是一个日薄西山的收入源。