The major argument for not raising the minimum wage, that is, it will cost jobs, at least the academic studies seem to show is not right.
Elizabeth Warren: “The major argument for not raising the minimum wage, that is, it will cost jobs, at least the academic studies seem to…”
On the recordJune 5, 2013
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Warren cites academic studies disputing the job loss argument against raising minimum wage.
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