Some Arizonians want their state's hard-won minimum-wage hike to apply only to "able-bodied" employees, leaving a loophole for paying disabled workers less. Full Story »
Posted by Jake Johansen
This story is important because it highlights the problem of balancing two competing goods in society. In this case, the goods are fair pay on the one hand, and employment opportunities for disabled workers on the other. Good arguments can be made on both sides of the issue and the article does a good job of describing the debate. In the long run, I suspect, the justice of paying disable workers (at least) minimum wage will become evident.
