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I actually have some evidence, now. Raising the minimum wage does not have a negative effect on employment.

http://www.pogge.ca/archives/001430.shtml

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Date: 2007-01-05 02:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merlyn4401.livejournal.com
I was working a min wage job during a min wage hike. None of us lost our jobs, but hours were cut for almost everyone, and overtime was eliminated. We all worked a hell of a lot harder because there were fewer people on each shift.

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Date: 2007-01-05 02:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] velvetpage.livejournal.com
Yes, I recall that happening, too. But I also recall that it evened out - within a year, most of the negative effects were gone and everything was as it had been (though there was still less overtime. The full-timers didn't get more money out of it - they got more time off the job, without paying as big a price as they would have without the wage increase.)

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Date: 2007-01-05 03:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] merlyn4401.livejournal.com
Yes, but some people don't have the luxury of waiting a year for it to even out. My take home pay was cut by almost $50, which is a lot when you are working min wage and only bringing home ~ 230 . I went from 38-40 hours a week to about 30. Luckily, I had Gord to help me out (this was before we got married). But for a lot of other people that can mean the difference between having electricity or not.

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