From Money Q&A:
Increasing the minimum wage has not proven to be effective at lowering the overall poverty rate in America. According to economists at the Federal Reserve Board and the University of California, Irvine, research shows that a higher minimum wage reduces employment for those with the least amount of skills and has little to no effect on poverty rates. There is little to no relationship between higher minimum wage and reductions in overall poverty levels in America.

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