Minimum Wage Hike Hurts 'Minorities and Youth' Job Chances, Says Rand Paul

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Minimum Wage Hike Hurts 'Minorities and Youth' Job Chances, Says Rand Paul

By PHILLIP M. BAILEY
TUE APRIL 29, 2014

Speaking in west Louisville this week, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., warned that a hike to the minimum wage would hurt job opportunities for racial minorities and younger workers.

Paul made the comments at a roundtable discussion with community and business leaders that his office organized to field questions about his Economic Freedom Zones proposal.

The senator also sided with those in support of bringing a Walmart superstore to city's West End next year.

"What I will say is 200 jobs even if they pay minimum wage are a lot better than zero jobs that pay zero dollars," Paul said. "It is a fact, an economic fact, that when you raise the minimum wage the people who are hurt the worst are minorities and kids."

A spokesman in Paul's office cited work by Harvard economist Greg Mankiw and a study by National Bureau of Economic Research to back up those claims.

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In other news, water is wet...

 

[francisco]

Shows Rand telling it like it is, not pandering

 

[limequat]

Just saying "the people who are hurt the worst are minorities and kids", is pandering. He would be mercilessly crucified in the liberal blogs.

Saying "the people who are hurt the worst are minorities and kids" according to Harvard economist Greg Mankiw and a study by National Bureau of Economic Research...is a swift kick in the nuts to progressives everywhere.

Rand Paul is the master. We should all be taking notes.