https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3 en-us 2017-04-10 19:30:24 UTC 2017-04-10 20:03:06 UTC hello@padlet.com tjmccown19 https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763610 http://www.learnliberty.org/blog/three-reasons-why-a-15-minimum-wage-is-a-bad-idea/]]> 2017-04-10 19:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763610 tjmccown19 https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763845 "minimum wage hikes may sound good in on their face, but in reality they result in job loss because they increase the cost of labor, making low-skilled employees more expensive for employers to hire. This effect is just one of three reasons why raising the minimum wage is a bad idea"]]> 2017-04-10 19:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763845 tjmccown19 https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763906 "Wage hikes disproportionately hurt marginalized groups with the least experience. Inner-city students, immigrants, and other workers on the lower rungs of the economic ladder are deemed most expendable when employers are forced to reduce job opportunities."]]> 2017-04-10 19:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165763906 tjmccown19 https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165764007 "businesses already voluntarily raise wages, on their own, when workers’ productivity rises: 96 percent of American workers today earn an income higher than the minimum wage. They don’t need the government to get raises when their productivity justifies higher pay – and are denied the opportunity by minimum wages to get such productivity-enhancing work experience."]]> 2017-04-10 19:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/tjmccown19/thirjd1pkpc3/wish/165764007