Living at or slightly above the minimum wage "is a really hard life," she noted. "In the 21 states where there's been no minimum wage increase, workers are falling farther and farther behind." It's not only hard on low-wage workers but also hurts the economy, Conti added. "We are...
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history. …this pushes the Fed into a very delicate position: risk systemic bank runs, or roll back the hikes and quantitative tightening that caused this mess, printing money for an even hotter inflation. The Wall Street Journal also has the right perspective, editorializing that the current ...
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“It's not a question of whether (the federal government) can or cannot (mandate a minimum wage). I think that's decided. I think the question you have to ask is whether or not when you set the minimum wage it may cause unemployment. The least skilled people in our society have more...