Economic Policy – Policy Perspectives

The Push for the $15 per hour Minimum Wage is Here. Do the Arguments of its Opponents Hold Up?

Brett Litzler is a staff writer for Brief Policy Perspectives and a first-year MPP student. The following is an op-ed and does not necessarily reflect the views… Read more “The Push for the $15 per hour Minimum Wage is Here. Do the Arguments of its Opponents Hold Up?”

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