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Old 10-11-2010, 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk View Post
How does minimum wage not act as a barrier? If someone has absolutely no experience doing something, one could theoretically (without minimum wage) be hired for two or three dollars in order to gain experience needed. But, when minimum wage exists, this person would not be hired in order to gain said experience.
What is stopping someone who has no experience from being hired at minimum wage*? Almost all minimum wage jobs are entry level, so I'm not getting this argument.

*Think of this in "pre-recession" terms, as the state of the economy has obviously changed things.
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