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This R&D provides resources on the minimum wage debate in the United States. Progressives argue that the minimum wage needs to be raised in order to keep up with inflation and better compensate American workers, while conservatives warn that increasing the minimum wage will reduce the number of entry-level jobs available to American youth and may serve as a deterrent to employers to hire. States such as Alabama are moving to prohibit localities from establishing their own minimum wage, creating yet another nuance to the ongoing debate. The U.S. minimum wage currently stands at $7.25 per hour. It was last changed in 2009.
Why do conservatives keep saying Seattle’s minimum wage hike has failed — without data? https://t.co/lSD77o2aHK pic.twitter.com/pBFnlDZdpy
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) February 23, 2016
Alabama just made it illegal to raise the minimum wage https://t.co/64MC1nX3Jj
— The Independent (@Independent) February 28, 2016
‘Wow, victory,’ Ms. Roscoe said of Birmingham’s minimum wage. But that was before the Alabama Legislature met. https://t.co/K4C5C9UiTS
— NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) February 23, 2016
Oregon’s smart approach to a minimum wage: https://t.co/yOfEVgJEyc pic.twitter.com/EmG91siRFx
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 23, 2016
Alabama, in fierce battle w Mississippi for nation’s highest poverty rate, bans cities from raising minimum wage. https://t.co/zi5IKiebOL
— Nick Hanauer (@NickHanauer) February 28, 2016
One solution for the federal minimum wage: five minimum wages https://t.co/tKfYnuUn0Q pic.twitter.com/exyF7mbAZO
— Real Time Economics (@WSJecon) February 27, 2016
Congrats on That New Citywide Minimum Wage. Now Republicans Are Going to Try to Kill It. https://t.co/sNyk8na7FU
— The Nation (@thenation) February 22, 2016
How Republicans are blocking local minimum wage hikes https://t.co/zpVn0KK4Nu pic.twitter.com/SVqKSnXbLp
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) February 26, 2016
The Yelp employee who posted a letter to CEO Jeremy Stoppelman on Medium made below market wages. @Tess_Townsend https://t.co/EBZmEna54B
— Inc. (@Inc) February 24, 2016
The minimum wage was 25 cents when it first became law in 1938. See how it’s changed:https://t.co/XZrzlf7bY6 pic.twitter.com/GJGBRzyNln
— CNNMoney (@CNNMoney) February 21, 2016
Killing the Working Class at Wal-Mart: When a store closes, the minimum wage for your lost job is zero: https://t.co/GAZTmRdsJL @AndyPuzder
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) February 21, 2016