In 2016, Seattle, Washington raised its minimum wage to $16. A 2017 study found that jobs and work hours fell for the city’s lowest-paid employees. This study’s findings differ from past studies of minimum wage increases which found employment was little affected by raising the minimum wage. What are the arguments for and against minimum wage increases? See Natalie Kitroeff, “Minimum wage fight may heat up after new study finds jobs and hours fell in Seattle,” Los Angeles Times, June 28, 2017 [www. latimes.com].