Guest Commentary: Study From UW Shows the $15 Minimum Wage Did Not Help Income Inequality

By Mark Harmsworth

Posted 12/14/21

A recent study by the University of Washington has shown that Seattle’s $15 minimum wage “did little to offset widening inequality.” This conclusion matches the research done across …

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