Which of the Following Statements About the Minimum Wage in the U.S

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the minimum wage in the U.S. is accurate?

• A) Higher-income workers charge that minimum wage workers are often guilty of wage theft.
• B) The purchasing power of the minimum wage tends to shrink over time.
• C) Proponents of the minimum wage often refer to it as a "living wage" to make it sound more attractive.
• D) Economists are in majority agreement that increases in the minimum wage tend to cause the economy to shed very large numbers of jobs.

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