The minimum wage: does it hurt workers?

The minimum wage: does it hurt workers?

Joe Biden has pledged to raise America's national minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Economists traditionally believed that minimum wages actually hurt workers, but recent research has led to a rethink.

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