By Jerry Fraser
In his March 22 column, John Burbank tries to make the case that the mandated increase in the minimum wage has resulted in an increase in jobs. He cites statistics showing that job increases occurred simultaneously with an increase in the minimum wage. This is about as credible as the rooster claiming that the sun rises because he crows. Just because two events occur simultaneously doesn’t mean that one causes the other.
To further his case, he uses the restaurant industry as an example for how employers can cope with a rise in the minimum wage by […]
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