How Not to Argue against the Minimum Wage

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Labor and Wages

02/15/2021 Bradley Thomas

There are plenty of sound reasons to oppose government minimum wage laws, but there is one objection making the rounds that is based on bad economics and should be avoided, and that’s the “businesses will pass on the costs to consumers” objection.

Original Article: “How Not to Argue against the Minimum Wage“

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