tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post3560211469309055836..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Make the Path to Higher Wages More Difficult, Not Easier, for Young, Less-Educated and Inexperienced WorkersRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23815807743513998502015-04-25T14:36:09.391-04:002015-04-25T14:36:09.391-04:00Despite a flurry of government statistics, Perry o...Despite a flurry of government statistics, Perry offers no evidence that his four factors are anything more than coincidental. Since when is getting an education the same as staying in school? The only factor he lists that makes any sense is hours worked. And while greater hours worked may help you exceed the minimum wage if its government work it s destroying wealth not creating it. Mandating a Brian Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10188778202762603278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24142415121605965782015-04-25T13:27:58.396-04:002015-04-25T13:27:58.396-04:00If you raise the minimum wage (meaning - you outla...If you raise the minimum wage (meaning - you outlaw anyone being employed at a lower wage) - you effectively eliminate "entry level jobs" - and the only people who can get hired are people with prior work experienced.<br /><br />Throughout America's post WWII history, low--paying jobs were "entry level jobs" for young workers - effectively becoming paid interns, to learn Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423905673202582953noreply@blogger.com