Should There Be a Minimum Wage?

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Dennis HackethalOP·​#6149·​

Effective or not, at least the advocates of the minimum wage have good intentions.

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Dennis HackethalOP·​#6152·​·​Criticism

Related to #6151, unions in particular use the minimum wage for evil:

Labor unions have been supporters of minimum-wage laws in countries around the world, since these laws price non-union workers out of jobs, leaving more jobs for union members.

Thomas Sowell, ‘Minimum-Wage Laws Have Consequences’, 2013, National Review
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