Burton Folsom

How does minimum wage affect employment?

Each increase in minimum wage advances the use of technology instead of people. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the origin of minimum wage during the Great Depression, and the contribution of the wage mandate on unemployment.

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