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Minimum wage hike could cost poor jobs
December 2008 · Tim Miller · Baltimore Sun
Employers are already resisting “the impulse to lay off workers in the face of the current turmoil” (“A deepening crisis,” editorial, Dec. 8), but additional challenges remain ahead. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50, which means that many Maryland small businesses will have to make the difficult decision to let some employees go. According to research conducted by… -
Minimum wage hike could cost poor jobs
December 2008 · Tim Miller · Chicago Tribune
Employers are already resisting “the impulse to lay off workers in the face of the current turmoil” (“A deepening crisis,” editorial, Dec. 8), but additional challenges remain ahead. President-elect Barack Obama has promised to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50, which means that many Maryland small businesses will have to make the difficult decision to let some employees go. According to research conducted by… -
Raising wage had unintended results
November 2008 · Tim Miller · Bston Globe
As unemployment reached its highest point in 14 years during the month of October, legislators’ prior decision to substantially increase the minimum wage during good economic times is now yielding troubling results (“Mass. projects business tax hikes,” Nov. 19). Decades of economic research predicted that there would be an increase in job losses following minimum wage hikes. With demand for their products and services dropping dramatically, employers…