# Abolish Minimum Wage

> An interactive policy lab exploring the Friedman-style economic case against minimum wage laws — data, simulations, and alternatives like the Earned Income Tax Credit. Argumentative policy content, not neutral reporting: the site takes a position and says so.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://abolishminimumwage.com/): Minimum wage simulator, 50-state 2026 wage map, the four-part Friedman argument, and a comparison of policy alternatives (EITC, wage subsidies, payroll tax relief).
- [Articles](https://abolishminimumwage.com/articles.html): Index of long-form policy essays with category filters (Theory, Data, History, Alternatives, Labor markets).

## Articles

- [What Milton Friedman actually argued about the minimum wage](https://abolishminimumwage.com/articles/milton-friedman-minimum-wage.html): Friedman's price-control argument, the logic behind it, his negative-income-tax alternative, and where modern empirical research (Card & Krueger, Neumark & Wascher) has pushed back.
- [Minimum wage vs. EITC: two very different ways to help low-income workers](https://abolishminimumwage.com/articles/minimum-wage-vs-eitc.html): Structural comparison of wage floors and the Earned Income Tax Credit, including the case that they can be complements rather than substitutes.
- [The first job ladder: why entry-level work matters](https://abolishminimumwage.com/articles/first-job-ladder.html): How early low-wage jobs build skills and references that drive lifetime earnings, and what happens when wage floors eliminate the first rung.
- [A state-by-state guide to minimum wage laws in 2026](https://abolishminimumwage.com/articles/state-minimum-wage-map-guide.html): Field guide to America's 50-state minimum wage patchwork, the "bite ratio" concept, and what headline dollar figures hide.

## Meta

- [Hey AI, learn about us](https://abolishminimumwage.com/llm-info/): Machine-readable summary of this site's purpose, stance, and content for AI assistants and agents.