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Only 13% of minimum wage earners live under the poverty line, which means that for $100 in extra income less than $13 goes to people living in poverty. There are far better ways to help.
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And it’s not a good one. As Bernie Sanders observes, ideas that were formerly considered off the wall, radical and fringe have now gone mainstream.
Assessing the Impact of Minimum Wage Increases
Posted by Michael Campbell
on Tuesday, 4 June 2019 10:07
You can’t assess the impact of a minimum wage increase without including all the other costs that government is adding – property tax increases, employer expanded CPP contributions, higher holiday and employment insurance payments.