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Raising Nevada’s minimum wage would have unintended consequences

With our governor thinking about raising the minimum wage, perhaps one of the qualifications for anyone desiring to hold public office would be to have passed Economics 101. Too many officials handling other people’s money don’t have a clue about the ramifications on everyone, not just on the minimum wage earner.

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