# Does the Minimum Wage Hurt Workers? **URL:** **By** Antony Davies **Published:** April 9, 2012 --- The minimum wage sounds nice on the surface: workers earning $8 per hour would certainly be better off if they were earning $12 per hour instead. But economics professor Antony Davies explains that this view of the minimum wage overlooks an important detail: The minimum wage does not force employers to pay a particular wage to every worker; it forces employers to pay a particular wage to every worker they choose to keep. While the minimum wage may be well-intentioned public policy, it often hurts the very workers most in need of our help. For more, visit [LearnLiberty.org](http://www.learnliberty.org/).