“Instead of sending poor countries money, shouldn’t we be telling them to raise their minimum wage?”

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Entry from January 27, 2024

“Instead of sending poor countries money, shouldn’t we be telling them to raise their minimum wage?”

Many people—- mostly non-economists—believe that the poor get richer simply by raising the minimum wage. The following meme (featuring the Philosoraptor) was posted on X/Twitter by Being Libertarian on January 26, 2024:

“INSTEAD OF SENDING
POOR COUNTRIES MONEY
SHOULDN’T WE BE TELLING THEM
TO RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGE?”

X/Twitter
Being Libertarian
@beinlibertarian
(The following text is shown on an image, featuring the Philosoraptor.—ed.)
INSTEAD OF SENDING
POOR COUNTRIES MONEY
SHOULDN’T WE BE TELLING THEM
TO RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGE?
8:17 PM · Jan 26, 2024

X/Twitter
Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
(The following text is shown on an image, featuring the Philosoraptor.—ed.)
INSTEAD OF SENDING
POOR COUNTRIES MONEY
SHOULDN’T WE BE TELLING THEM
TO RAISE THEIR MINIMUM WAGE?
12:34 PM · Jan 27, 2024

Posted by Barry Popik
New York City • Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health • Saturday, January 27, 2024 • Permalink

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