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Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate Could Trigger Harsh Unintended Consequences: Study Finds Low-Skill Employees and Minorities Hit Hardest By Job Loss Under Mandated Health Coverage
June 2005
Boston, Mass – Low-skill employees could see dramatic job loss from a health insurance mandate under consideration in the Massachusetts legislature. A new Employment Policies Institute (EPI) study looks at the potential labor market consequences of health insurance mandates with which many state legislatures are experimenting as a solution to reducing the number of the nation’s uninsured. The study found a consensus among economic literature on mandated… -
Massachusetts Health Insurance Mandate Could Trigger Harsh Unintended Consequences: Study Finds Low-Skill Employees and Minorities Hit Hardest By Job Loss Under Mandated Health Coverage
June 2005
Boston, Mass – Low-skill employees could see dramatic job loss from a health insurance mandate under consideration in the Massachusetts legislature. A new Employment Policies Institute (EPI) study looks at the potential labor market consequences of health insurance mandates with which many state legislatures are experimenting as a solution to reducing the number of the nation’s uninsured. The study found a consensus among economic literature on mandated… -
Proposed Minimum Wage Hike Would Harm Albuquerque’s Least-Skilled Employees: NULL
May 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – When Albuquerque’s city council meets to discuss increasing the minimum wage to $7.15 they should strongly consider the negative impact such action would have on the city’s most at need. A national survey of the American Economic Association found that 77 percent of economists believe raising the minimum wage destroys employment opportunities. This is particularly true for the least skilled. Decades of academic research… -
Proposed Minimum Wage Hike Would Harm Albuquerque’s Least-Skilled Employees: Array
May 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – When Albuquerque’s city council meets to discuss increasing the minimum wage to $7.15 they should strongly consider the negative impact such action would have on the city’s most at need. A national survey of the American Economic Association found that 77 percent of economists believe raising the minimum wage destroys employment opportunities. This is particularly true for the least skilled. Decades of academic research… -
Senator Kennedy Ignores Economic Reality of Minimum Wage Increases: NULL
March 2005
Washington – While introducing his amendment to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) chose to ignore the economic reality of mandated wage increases. Senator Kennedy claims that his minimum wage increase is a family issue because many of the beneficiaries are women with children. He does not mention that only 8 percent of the benefits from his wage increase will… -
Senator Kennedy Ignores Economic Reality of Minimum Wage Increases: Array
March 2005
Washington – While introducing his amendment to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) chose to ignore the economic reality of mandated wage increases. Senator Kennedy claims that his minimum wage increase is a family issue because many of the beneficiaries are women with children. He does not mention that only 8 percent of the benefits from his wage increase will…