'The Sky Didn't Fall': Study on Seattle $15 Minimum Wage Proves Critics Wrong

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Published by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 22/06/2017 - 2:16am

Jake Johnson, staff writer

In an analysis bolstering the arguments of those fighting for minimum wage hikes nationwide, a group of University of California, Berkeley economists has found that Seattle's decision to gradually raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour has not hampered job growth, despite the frequent warnings of doom-and-gloom critics.