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Gary Palmer: “Study after study shows that increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment among low-skilled workers.”

On the recordJune 9, 2015
Study after study shows that increasing the minimum wage increases unemployment among low-skilled workers.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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Palmer cites studies linking minimum wage increases to higher unemployment for low-skilled workers.

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