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 Displacement /di-'splâ-sment/ An economic result of a wage mandate increase whereby workers the least skilled workers are replaced with higher skill workers attracted to the labor market by artificially high wages. While the government has the ability to mandate wages, it cannot mandate the skill level of the employees that firms choose. view full glossary |
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9/28/07 Maryland's New Living Wage Will Result in Job Loss
MD's new living wage will likely result in job loss for those it purports to help. Click here to read press release
5/29/07 The Deathly Living Wage
The living wage recently re-emerged on the national stage when Maryland became the first state in the nation to pass wage-level requirements on all state contractors. And before you could say "slippery slope," living-wage advocates nationwide were calling on their local lawmakers to act likewise. Click here to read op-ed To view all press releases/op-eds click here.Studies
7/06, Rotten ACORN: America's Bad Seed
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9/05, Santa Fe’s Living Wage and the Labor Market
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9/05, The Real ACORN: Anti-Employee, Anti-Union, Big-Business
Click here for study For a full list of all Living Wage studies click here. |
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