blogs.reuters.com - 5/14/2009
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Diana Furchtgott-Roth – Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist at the U.S. Department of Labor, is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. The views expressed are her own. — As President Obama considers whether to fulfill his campaign promise to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to ...
sistertoldjah.com - 5/15/2009
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sistertoldjah.com —
Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist in the Bush
Labor Department, provides an update on how the raising
of the minimum wage has been a job killer in American Samoa: As President Obama considers whether to fulfill his campaign promise to ...
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Raising the minimum wage leads to job losses in American ...
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Raising the minimum wage leads to job losses in American Samoa
Sister Toldjah —
... Diana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist in the Bush Labor Department, provides an update on how the raising of the minimum wage has been a job killer in American Samoa: ...
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No Runny Eggs —
... ) Speaking of liberals killing an economy, Dana Furchtgott-Roth, former chief economist at the Labor Department explains how a massive raise in the minimum wage in American Samoa, mandated by Congress 2 years ago, is killing the economy there. That just demonstrates the Law of (Un)Intended Consequences. ...
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