Document Type
Article
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
2001
Scholarship Domain(s)
Scholarship of Discovery
Abstract
This essay examines the complexities involved with making the minimum wage a living wage for working families. The author contends that, since there are many ways by which businesses and corporations can maintain their profit margin, a simple change in legislation (i.e., merely raising the minimum wage) will not be sufficient for maintaining living wages for the working poor.
Recommended Citation
Lowery, Kevin Twain, "The Complexities of Securing Living Wages for the Working Poor" (2001). Faculty Scholarship – Economics. 8.
https://digitalcommons.olivet.edu/econ_facp/8
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