Emily Ekins on Americans’ Mixed Feelings Over the Minimum Wage

Nearly three-fourths of Americans favor raising
the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour, while 26 percent
oppose according to the latest Reason-Rupe poll. However,
points out Emily Ekins, director of polling for Reason Foundation,
support flips and 57 percent oppose a hike if raising the minimum
wage causes some employers to lay off workers or hire fewer
workers, while only 38 percent would favor the move.

View this article.