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kleinbl00  ·  4239 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why does the minimum wage have no discernable effect on employment? [pdf]

...because minimum wage arguments are never about employment they're about standards of living?

...and because the CEPR is a right-wing think tank?





swearitwasntme  ·  4239 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Huh. I interpreted this in exactly the opposite direction: that because raising the minimum wage doesn't decrease employment much, "raising it will just cause less hiring" is not a valid excuse not to.

kleinbl00  ·  4239 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've never read a CEPR study that didn't make my blood boil. It's like reading Jonah Goldberg.