" However, the theoretical evidence that is provided in this article, to disprove other people's theory on the impact of minimum wage on the economy, seems to have the opposite effect. Statements about the, "…simplistic observation that some of the states with high minimum wages also have high unemployment rates," (http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/briefingpapers_bp150) are not completely disproved with the evidence provided to show no correlation with minimum wage and the job market. Despite trying to remove blame from the minimum wage, the coincidence of these states with the highest minimum wages that also have the lowest employment rates -- Alaska, Washington, and Oregon -- seem too much of a coincidence to ignore. If there was no link from the minimum wage to the unemployment rate, then why are so many companies outsourcing?

Many companies, big and small, are looking to make extra money by outsourcing positions in other companies that do not...
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