Mises Daily
Author:
Tom Lehman
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A recent article in the Wall Street Journal is a perfect example of how bad economic arguments in support of good ends can be easily twisted and used to confuse the general public (Gwendolyn Bounds, “ Argument for minimum-wage boost ,” 7/27/04, p. B3). When we engage in poor reasoning and faulty economic logic in support of a noble cause, we can