2015
Jessica E. Gomez
Economics 6301
3/22/2015
Minimum Wage
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The positive analytical article I chose to critique was, “The Politics of Low Pay Raising
the Floor,” an article published in The Economist on December 14, 2013. This is a very
interesting article because it enlightens us on the continuing debate of minimum wage. This is a
very controversial topic since many feel that a higher minimum wage will improve the lives of
the working poor. Those that oppose the idea feel that having such restriction will only hinder
economic growth.
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The article states that
several states and municipalities
have already approved minimum
wage raises. For example, SeaTac,
a suburb of Seattle, just recently
voted to raise the minimum wage
to $15 an hour. The article also
compares the incomes of the top
1% of American earners, stating
that, between 1979 and 2007 it
