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Wage & Labor (Part 2)

A Living Minimum Wage

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Nathan Knopp
Jun 01, 2022
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This short mini-essay is the second in a two-part series arguing that minimum wage should be tied to living costs, and that anything less amounts to a subsidy for entitled employers.

The minimum wage should be tied to the cost of living. Even for high school students working the drive-thru window. Fast food joints get away with paying teenagers less beca…

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