How the Wealth is Spread: The Distribution of Government Benefits, Services and Taxes by Income Quintile in the United States
This paper examines the distribution of government, benefits, services and taxes by income class.
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This paper examines the distribution of government, benefits, services and taxes by income class.
Raising the minimum wage creates winners and losers. Those workers who receive higher pay benefit. But the money for that higher pay comes from somewhere. Advocates for a minimum wage hike usually argue that “somewhere” means profits. They present starting-wage increases as a way to redistribute wealth from business owners to low-wage workers.