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When raising the minimum wage two things are relevant. First, what percentage of impacted firms are exporters? They are much less able to raise prices to offset the increase as they compete in world markets. Second, what percentage of the median wage is the new minimum? The higher it is, the more the unemployment rate rises. At $15/hour, the minimum wage would be almost 70% of the median; troublingly high.

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