Consider the "Can Government Do Anything Well?" Box

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the "Can Government Do Anything Well?" box. Why hasn't the federal minimum wage kept pace with inflation?

• A) Public support for the minimum wage has declined since the 1960s.
• B) Organized labor has declined since the 1960s.
• C) Both the Democratic and Republican Parties oppose the minimum wage.
• D) Most state minimum wages have increased faster than inflation.
• E) The Chamber of Commerce has declined since the 1960s.

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