Suppose a State Has Adopted a Minimum Wage Requirement of $18

question 12

Multiple Choice

Suppose a state has adopted a minimum wage requirement of $18 per hour with the goal of improving the lives of those working low-skilled jobs. After a few years of this minimum wage increase, the state is experiencing higher rates of unemployment, especially among low-skilled labor. The state evaluates its options and decides to repeal the minimum wage law and lower the minimum wage to $11.50, which they feel will help fix unemployment and give them time to seek other options. What is this law an example of?

• A) an effective use of the laboratory of democracy
• B) strengthening liberty of individuals
• C) inaction and a lack of accountability
• D) relying on the judicial system to resolve problems

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