Yes, I keep hearing the &quot;What good is a pay increase if you don&#x27;t have a job?&quot; argument.  To that, I respond: &quot;What good is a job if I can&#x27;t afford to live from it?&quot;<p>I wonder how many businesses would give wage increases if they weren&#x27;t forced to.  I know mine wouldn&#x27;t, they don&#x27;t stick to minimum wage now.