If I was really feeing trollish I'd say that giving poor folks disposable income would be a boon to smartphone sellers and beauty saloons
Maybe car audio and rim places too lol.
Although that's only partially true and I know many families where 10-12 is what they make. It's not easy... food stamps can help a lot.
This is before the contract was ratified but I know it's true at Ford:
Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Co. will increase entry-level pay by $2 to $3 an hour as part of a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers, said two people familiar with the accord.
"Starting pay will increase to about $16 an hour from $14 and rise to about $19 an hour from a previous maximum of $16,..."
http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...3-an-hour.html
Pete