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The '''minimum wage''' is the lowest wage that an employer may legally pay their workers. Minimum wage laws are most often supported by [[socialist]]s and racists. While such laws

The '''minimum wage''' is the lowest wage that an employer may legally pay their workers. Minimum wage laws are most often supported by [[socialist]]s and racists. While such laws

are generally presented as being in the best interest of workers, as with the argument that if they can't pay you any less than a certain amount then you are guaranteed to get that amount. In practice, what employers really do is often simply not to hire you at all:

are generally presented as being in the best interest of workers, as with the argument that if they can't pay you any less than a certain amount then you are guaranteed to get that amount. In practice, what employers really do is often simply not to hire you at all:

*The Employment Policies Institute, a business-friendly non-profit based in Washington, D.C., argues that “economic research has shown time and again that increasing the minimum wage destroys jobs for low-skilled workers while doing little to address poverty.” [http://blogs.forbes.com/moneybuilder/2010/02/24/seniors-pushing-young-adults-out-of-the-workforce/]

*The Employment Policies Institute, a business-friendly non-profit based in Washington, D.C., argues that "economic research has shown time and again that increasing the minimum wage destroys jobs for low-skilled workers while doing little to address poverty."<ref> [http://blogs.forbes.com/moneybuilder/2010/02/24/seniors-pushing-young-adults-out-of-the-workforce/]</ref>

*In a study of over 600,000 data points, focusing on 16 to 24-year-old males without a high school diploma, the Employment Policies Institute found that every 10 percent increase in a federal or state minimum wage decreased black youth employment by 6.5 percent. [https://panampost.com/editor/2016/03/28/history-minimum-wage-harmed-blacks/ US History Shows the Minimum Wage Has Harmed the Black Community] - PanAm Post

*In a study of over 600,000 data points, focusing on 16 to 24-year-old males without a high school diploma, the Employment Policies Institute found that every 10 percent increase in a federal or state minimum wage decreased black youth employment by 6.5 percent. [https://panampost.com/editor/2016/03/28/history-minimum-wage-harmed-blacks/ US History Shows the Minimum Wage Has Harmed the Black Community] - PanAm Post