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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: TimF who wrote (919188)2/4/2016 5:13:47 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Read Replies (1) of 1575422
 
" Its also close to certain that new jobs went up less than they would have without the minimum wage increase."
No, it's not.

"Its likely, but falls short of "close to certain", that the raise in the minimum wage was a net negative."
It's a lot more likely it is a positive. The only thing this shows is that economics is a lot more opinion than science.

" there is pretty much no plausible scenario which results in anything but the most modest net benefit."
Every little bit helps.

What a Higher Minimum Wage Would Mean for Me
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