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Minimum Wage , The minimum wage is the lowest monetary amount that employees are permitted to pay their workers. More than 90 percent of the world’s nations have mi… Living Wage , living wage, the hourly wage that, at a minimum, supports a standard of living above the poverty level in a given locality. It differs from the minim… Wage And Price Controls , Wage-Price Controls
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