Which of the Following Statements About Minimum Wage Is TRUE

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about minimum wage is TRUE?

• A)Roughly 500,00 U.S.workers earn only federal minimum wage or less,which is set at $9.25 per hour.
• B)U)S.Senator Bernie Sanders was one of the first vocal supporters of raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
• C)The federal minimum wage,at $8.25 per hour,has not been increased since 2014,despite inflation.
• D)In a review of over 60 studies looking at the impact of minimum wage increases on job losses found that the vast majority of studies found that raising the minimum wage actually has a positive effect on employment.

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