Stay out of doctor's waiting rooms by realizing that many scary symptoms are actually harmless. STORY HIGHLIGHTS. Some symptoms are nothing more than signs of stress and fatigue. The majority of the time, a twitch, mark, or bump is harmless. Seek medical attention if you suspect a symptom is more than something minor.
Why Raising the Minimum Wage Will Increase Inflation and Hurt the Economy. It goes to show that even the president of the United States doesnât understand why Americaâs economy is structurally flawed these days, despite the recovery.
Indexing the minimum wage for inflation. The minimum wage, unlike Social Security and many tax code provisions, is not required by federal law to be adjusted for inflation every year. Thus, inflation eats away at its buying power every year that Congress does not raise it. In the more than eight years since Congress passed the last increase, the buying power of the minimum wage has eroded by 17% and is currently at its second-lowest value since 1955.