Unreal framing.
"We have late-breaking, shocking news today: according to data we have just recieved, many people prefer being paid more for their work! We've invited an expert panel of franchise owners to discuss the surprising news."
I'll never understand the narrative that "Higher wages are bad"..
When all of the effects of wage increases is a choice created by the people that were forced to pay higher wages.
The capitalistic response to raising wages seems to be: "If you do it I'll hurt you.", abusive assholes.