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Not amused by wage argument

Dear Editor:

~ The article, “Minimum wage hikes hurt the poor” Dec. 19, by Afr. Miblar, a senior policy analyst at the Vancouver Fraser Institute, is very amusing. Mr. Mihlar quotes eight studies to back up his claim that a minimum wage increase hurts the poor, youth, single parents, and welfare recipients.

Mr. Miblar never states how it hurts the poor, youths, single parents and weifare recipients, but hides behind eight studies that indicate a decline.in employment by 1- 3% for people mainly in the restaurant sector. All Mr. Mihlar’s studies focus on the restaursnt business thus mak- ing one think that Mr. Miblar may be in the restaurant busi- ness. :

If Mr. Mihlar had done his homework, other studies show that people with dispos- able incomes tend to spend more on goods and servie:s thus assisting those businesses to reap the benefits of a weil paid work force.

Also, Mr. Mihlar should have taken into consideration rising taxes and cost of living with very little wage increases cause ‘people .to. spend less, thus hurting businesses in the Process, « ve

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Dear Editor: ©

Tt appears Mr. Pinkus in his hasty letter to condemn Mr.. Renshaw has made the classic Freudian slip. (North Shore News, Dec. 12) ;

I'm sure what he meant to write. was “1,500 years of Jewish persecution.” What he has’ written “1,500 -years of anti-Jewish ersecution” reveals what has been suspect- ed by many for a long time. Any . constructive comment, however. innocent, which might .. remotely __ reflect adversely’ on Jewish senti- ment, is fair game for perse-

cution “under the blanket of .

anti-Semitism. :

: That is really what that shameful . tribunal was_ all about. Thank goodness chair- man Nitva-lyer saw through ith Iain Yorsyth West Vancouver

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Some economists will argue that an increase in dis- posable income through some wage increase will benefit the cconomy. Therefore, what is it to be — lower minimum wages with fess spending power or some increase in wages with more spending power resulting in economic growth?

Mr. Miblar should know thar selecting a few studies to back up his ergument before looking at all sides of the eco- nomic equation, and passing off his study as “real research record” becomes very suspect and amusing. Furthermore, it is very cconomically unsound to look at one side of the min- imum wage debate.

Jeffrey McPeanne North Vancouver

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