> what a lot of economists in the news say TV economists are definitely a different breed. Most real labor economists acknowledge that the issue is tricky. I

> what a lot of economists in the news say TV economists are definitely a different breed. Most real labor economists acknowledge that the issue is tricky. I (not an economist) don’t like the minimum wage since it’s really a poor tool for the job. Society agrees that people should have a minimum standard of living, but then place the burden of providing that standard on a very narrow range of businesses. That burden should just be spread across all of society by way of a negative income tax.