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Unemployment Insurance is Not to Blame for the So-Called Labor Shortage

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 28, 2021

by Peter Ruark We’ve all seen the recent news coverage and memes going around about some businesses’ struggles finding workers right now. A coworker of mine even said one local fast food restaurant was putting mini-job applications in…

Econ

Survey Reveals 65 Percent Of Michigan Independents Favor Increasing The Minimum Wage

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 21, 2014 0

WHILE SOME OPPOSE increasing Michigan’s minimum wage, a new poll shows strong support for raising the rate from $7.40 to $10.10 an hour. Denno Research conducted the poll of 600 likely voters in the state’s general election. “We had…