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Isnt this something that is just absorbed over time as more employers employees make money, they spend more and then youll have to rehire. Isnt this a red herring argument . And my second question is, why dont we just increase minimum wage or do some index so were constantly increasing wages and we dont have to have this discussion. With the minimum wage l on the increase economists by and y large agree that there is a negative impact overall on the economy, particularly on like the 18 to 25 demographic where you see recordem levels of n unemployment. Thats because they do not get the entry level jobs. Employers are not hiring those low level jobs. I wo i would disagree that its a red herring. Theres a real impact on the businesses in this country. I with due respect, i completely disagree with her ngs of readings of the economic studies which have come to conclude theres no significant job loss associated with raising minimum wages. And while it is true that youth hat yout unemploymen
Final stages in the in inquiry, the former spy killed by polonium. We have the latest, live. Beijing. [ cheers and applause ] beijing becomes the first city to host both the summer and Winter Olympics. The funeral for an 18monthold palestinian baby burned to death in an arson attack has taken place. Israeli settlers are suspected of carrying out the attack on his family home in the opened west bank. We have this report. Carried through the crowded streets of the occupied west bank the body of the in 18monthold baby, a tiny grave for a young life cut short. The family home in the village of duma is a scene of devastation. The same blaze seriously injured his parents and 4yearold brother. Nearby relatives houses also burned, and scrawled on the wall in hebrew, the word revenge. As the injured family members are airlifted to israel for emergency treatment the israeli army has begun an investigation. They believe settlers are responsible for the arson attack. We saw at least two people, ac