(June 4, 2014 at 8:36 am)alpha male Wrote: I saw an article yesterday saying that we should do a detailed study of employment in Seattle and the surrounding area so we can see what actually happens instead of debating minimum wage effects forever. Good idea, so it probably won't happen.
The minimum wage has been around for a long time and has been raised several times. Unemployment rates have been tracked since before it was implemented. If there still isn't evidence that the minimum wage is a significant causative factor in raising employment after 80 years, there never will be.
