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A comment on Seattle’s minimum-wage increase made the most vulnerable workers poorer. Parent comment

Re:Seattle’s minimum-wage increase made the most vulnerable ... by anonacct37 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @11:40AM (#14646413)
Some quick clarification. In the US we don't have to rely as much on guess work. We have data on based on 20 years of $9-$10/hr minimum wage (in inflation adjusted dollars).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage_in_the_United_Sta...

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Re:Seattle’s minimum-wage increase made the most vulnerable ... by dalbasal on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @12:45PM (#14646963)
A little further down the same article is "economic effects" where they cite some studies relating to this data. Results & interpretations fall on both sides of the equation. Whatever the effect of minimum wage is, we don't know from empirical research.
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