re: Study: States that raised minimum wage had stronger job growth

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The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) is a progressive economic policy think-tank, founded by two leftist economists.

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This.

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CEPR acknowledges this analysis is far from scientific and draws no direct link between raising the minimum wage and payroll gains.

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And this.

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The average change in payrolls in the 13 states that increased their minimum wages was 0.99% vs. 0.68% in the other states.

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This makes no sense. "Payroll" isn't the number of people being paid, it's the total amount being paid to employees. It's either a poorly worded article or an absolutely retarded study.