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Re:Cuba and the U.S. will begin to normalize relations by sbov on Wednesday December 17, 2014 @06:57PM (#8765243)
Unemployment wasn't that low before the minimum wage was established. What was the primary source of unemployment then?
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Re:Cuba and the U.S. will begin to normalize relations by AnthonyMouse on Thursday December 18, 2014 @12:19AM (#8766079)
> Unemployment wasn't that low before the minimum wage was established. What was the primary source of unemployment then?

The poor state of travel and communication at the time. You couldn't exactly hitchhike to the nearest city with a public library and find work via the internet in 1938.

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