The Cost of Minimum Wage Increase

Arizona is experiencing the results of a mandated increase in the minimum wage. Democrats in the U.S. Congress should pay attention. According to azcentral.com some high school students are learning an important lesson in government and economics.

Mark Messner, owner of Pepi's Pizza in south Phoenix, estimates he has employed more than 2,000 high school students since 1990. But he plans to lay off three teenage workers and decrease hours worked by others. Of his 25-person workforce, roughly 75 percent are in high school.