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===The Eugenics of Wage Floors=== | ===The Eugenics of Wage Floors=== | ||
[[Image:Wage-labour.png|frame|right]] In his 2005 article "Protecting Family and Wage", Tim Leonard posits that the minimum wage can be used as a eugenic device. While it is traditionally thought that minimum wages can help minority groups, Leonard argues that Progressives wished to use market forces to | [[Image:Wage-labour.png|thumb|frame|right|Graph illustrating unemployment resulting from a wage floor.]] In his 2005 article "Protecting Family and Wage", Tim Leonard posits that the minimum wage can be used as a eugenic device. While it is traditionally thought that minimum wages can help minority groups, Leonard argues that Progressives wished to use market forces to | ||
===Male Breadwinners=== | ===Male Breadwinners=== | ||
Revision as of 00:49, 3 December 2007
Overview | Early Minimum Wages | The FLSA - Reasons and Conflict | Conclusion & References
Gendered Analysis
While the desire to help low wage workers achieve a higher standard of living is an important issue, many economists concentrate on the social issue of gender relations as applicable to the minimum wage.
The Eugenics of Wage Floors
In his 2005 article "Protecting Family and Wage", Tim Leonard posits that the minimum wage can be used as a eugenic device. While it is traditionally thought that minimum wages can help minority groups, Leonard argues that Progressives wished to use market forces to
Male Breadwinners
Role of Unions
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Role of Voter Ideology
Role of the Southern Political System
Overview | Early Minimum Wages | The FLSA - Reasons and Conflict | Conclusion & References
