A Higher Minimum Wage Equals Less Economic Freedom
Raising the minimum wage by 40 percent would lower the UnitedStates' score in the Index of Economic Freedom.
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Raising the minimum wage by 40 percent would lower the UnitedStates' score in the Index of Economic Freedom.
Increasing the Mandated Minimum Wage: Who Pays the Price?
The latest data show that fears of recession are misplaced, butCongress must still take care to avoid upsetting the economy.
Surveys show that many Americans feel anxious about their economic prospects. Often they hear stories about weak job growth or stagnant earnings that seem to confirm their fears. And many think that proposals to raise the minimum wage would help low income workers get ahead in these difficult times. But the evidence shows that that raising the minimum wage would not help.
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