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Questioning the Morality of Minimum Wage Laws

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Questioning the Morality of Minimum Wage Laws
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during an event to introduce the Raise The Wage Act in the Rayburn Room at the Capitol, Jan. 16, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Mark Hendrickson
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Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $12 per hour from $7.25 on July 1, and then by another 50 cents per hour each year until it reaches $15 per hour in 2025.
Mark Hendrickson
Mark Hendrickson
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Mark Hendrickson is an economist who retired from the faculty of Grove City College in Pennsylvania, where he remains fellow for economic and social policy at the Institute for Faith and Freedom. He is the author of several books on topics as varied as American economic history, anonymous characters in the Bible, the wealth inequality issue, and climate change, among others.
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