Fact Checker: Obama’s claim that there is ‘no solid evidence’ that boosting the minimum wage harms jobs

The Fact Checker generally hesitates to wade into messy economic debates. As the Atlantic memorably noted earlier this year, “If a meteor ever smashes into the earth, leaving the planet a dark lifeless wreck, there will still be two economists walking down a desolate post-apocalyptic Connecticut Avenue arguing about whether minimum wage laws kill jobs.”