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To: Jim 0216

He’s correct.

Hello Puerto Rico!

“Puerto Rico’s crisis illustrates the risks of minimum wage hikes”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/puerto-ricos-lesson-for-the-mainland/2015/07/08/24e63970-25ad-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html

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“How US wage laws helped sink Puerto Rico’s economy”

http://nypost.com/2015/07/11/how-us-wage-laws-helped-sink-puerto-ricos-economy/

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“Puerto Rico’s Pain Is Tied to U.S. Wages

Economists say island’s use of the mainland’s minimum pay helps crimp its economy”

http://www.wsj.com/articles/puerto-ricos-wages-are-no-benefit-to-its-economy-1435787367


3 posted on 05/15/2016 9:16:29 PM PDT by 444Flyer
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To: 444Flyer

Surprising that the Washington Post actually coveted the fact that an artificially high minimum wage contributed to the collapse of Puerto Rico’s economy.


11 posted on 05/15/2016 9:42:09 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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