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### [Economics of Doing Business and the New Minimum Wage](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/economics-doing-business-new-minimum?hsLang=en-us)

 Posted by [Michael Adamcryck](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/michael-adamcryck) on January 12, 2018

The January 1, 2019 looming deadline of a minimum wage increase to $15 / hour has people on both sides of the pay cheque debating the merits of this increase and the potential unintended consequences of moving so much so fast.  We have the employer discussing the impact to their bottom line as any increase in expenses directly impacting profit.  On the other side of the paycheque we have social leaders advocating the positive economic impact that this wage increase will have on both the individual employee and the greater economy.

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### [Working yet Homeless in Banff, Alberta](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/working-yet-homeless-in-banff-alberta?hsLang=en-us)

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Banff, Alberta. Located in one of the most beautiful areas in Canada. People come from all over the world by the bus loads. There is money being made for sure. Nothing wrong with making money, right?

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Precarious Employment is the jargon people like me use to describe the employment conditions and experiences of a growing number of workers in our country. Here is what that jargon means:

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