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We're talking about African economies. Those businesses don't have margins that would allow a five times higher wage while still making profits.

Big tech companies, maybe. But even those.

Once you raise prices the demand shrinks which also leads to smaller profits. There's no free lunch. If employers could make more money by paying higher wages, they generally would.



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