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Too Good to be True: Economists Confirm Minimum Wages Hikes Cause Significant Employment Loss
May 20, 2022•MinimumWage.com
Despite the bulk of economic evidence pointing to significant job losses as the result of minimum wage hikes, lawmakers in favor of raising minimum wages to $15 per hour and beyond have clung to one study in particular claiming minimum wage hikes don’t negatively affect employment. Now, economists reevaluating that study say their evidence yet…
Democrats’ Productivity Argument for Raising Minimum Wage Mandates Just Got A Reality Check
May 13, 2022•MinimumWage.com
Surrounded by a multitude of evidence that raising the federal minimum wage to $15 is an irresponsible, job-killing idea, some politicians seem to hold onto any argument they can find in favor of dramatic wage increases. One such idea is the federal minimum wage should be tied to labor productivity rates. Prominent Democrats including Sen.…