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Why raising the minimum wage isn't the best way to reduce inequality

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imageTough questions, but minimum wages may not offer solutions.Worker pay via www.shutterstock.com

Walmart is giving more than one million of its employees a raise later this month as part of a plan that will lift all but its newest hires to at least US$10 an hour.

The move, first announced last year, follows an aggressive campaign to get the largest...

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