expat_panama
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- Apr 12, 2011
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Here's what's going on....If it was up to republicans/libertarians they would do away with min wage and welfare and let the poor fight over the 1 and 2$ an hour jobs and let the rest die off. I am not stupid...
Supply and Demand is the law, and the fact that people are different means some people's work is not worth much. Raising the minimum wage does not make anyone's wage higher, it just makes it illegal to hire low value workers. The only way employers can get the work done legally is to rent machines to replace the cheap labor. Minimum wage increases raise unemployment and lower incomes for the general population: