Advocates of the Minimum Wage

question 106

Multiple Choice

Advocates of the minimum wage

• A)deny that the minimum wage produces any adverse effects.
• B)emphasize the benefits to teenagers of increases in the minimum wage.
• C)emphasize the low annual incomes of those who work for the minimum wage.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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