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2022-12-20 17:35:57 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E885231222A8461BF54B522BCBC64818C83B0A29C3301BC9F31ABEEDCE2BE445
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Original Note:
Price floors create surpluses. This is economic fact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_floor https://open.lib.umn.edu/principleseconomics/chapter/4-2-government-intervention-in-market-prices-price-floors-and-price-ceilings/ Many economists suggest that a minimum wage, which is a price floor put into practice, increases unemployment. There are studies supporting this claim. https://www.neusenews.com/index/2020/8/31/letter-to-the-editor-good-intentions-have-unintended-consequences-the-fallacy-of-minimum-wage-laws Free market supporters oppose minimum wage laws on these grounds.
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