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Episode 13: The Minimum Wage Conspiracy

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The Importance of a Fair Wage

"It is not the case that the minimum wage universally hurts people," he says. "The dynamic is as you raise the minimum wage, you force the employer to let some of his employees go." The marginal workers tend to be those who have the least experience or training and can't make a living at $15-an-hour but are still worth more than their employers would pay if they kept them.

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