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|author=Gary Becker | |author=Gary Becker, Richard Posner | ||
|source=The Wall Street Journal | |source=The Wall Street Journal | ||
|date=January 26, 2007 | |date=January 26, 2007 | ||
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|quote="Although some workers benefit -- those who were paid the old minimum wage but are worth the new, higher one to the employers -- others are pushed into unemployment, the underground economy or crime. The losers are therefore likely to lose more than the gainers gain; they are also likely to be poorer people." | |quote="Although some workers benefit -- those who were paid the old minimum wage but are worth the new, higher one to the employers -- others are pushed into unemployment, the underground economy or crime. The losers are therefore likely to lose more than the gainers gain; they are also likely to be poorer people." | ||
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{{ | {{Opinion|Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007|Act should be passed|against}} | ||
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Author(s) | Gary Becker, Richard Posner |
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Source | The Wall Street Journal |
Date | January 26, 2007 |
URL | http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116978492591488718.html |
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This item argues against the position Act should be passed on the topic Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007.