A Cause for Applause?

by Don Boudreaux on July 24, 2008

in Nanny State, Reality Is Not Optional, Regulation, Work

The national minimum-wage rises today from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour.  In other words, Uncle Sam today arbitrarily increases the cost of employing low-skilled workers by 12 percent.

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