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“The US Department of Labor mandates and enforces about 18 different minimum wages in American Samoa by industry.  Oh, and the jobless rate there is almost 30%.  And now a serious question for proponents of the US minimum wage:  If you support a single hourly minimum wage in the US, wouldn’t you show even more support for multiple, government-mandated minimum wages by industry?  That is, if you trust the supposed wisdom of politicians to know what the ‘correct’ single minimum wage is for the entire US economy (currently $7.25 per hour), shouldn’t you also trust those same politicians to know what the ‘correct’ minimum wage is for America’s many different  industries?”

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2013/08/whod-a-thunk-it-18-different-minimum-wages-in-american-samoa-by-industry-and-a-30-jobless-rate/