[DrC]

Here’s an official government report acknowledging substantial adverse effects of higher minimum wages on employment in Samoa and Mariana Islands.
Impact of Increased Minimum Wages on the Economies of American Samoa and
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
http://www.doi.gov/oia/pdf/ascnmi.pdf

This private study of Mariana Islands concludes the same:
http://www.marianaslabor.net/news/economic_impact.pdf

[John Galt's cousin]

"Here’s an official government report acknowledging substantial adverse effects of higher minimum wages on employment in Samoa and Mariana Islands."

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Thanks all. The info you provided had information I was looking for and has me looking into the correct territories.

I think I conflated articles about sneakers in Viet Nam, garment making on Samoa, tuna processing,and the fishy Pelosi story.

This is a textbook example of the anti-competetive effect of the minimum wage laws upon the lowest income communities.

I should be more familiar with the geography of the Pacific, but I comfort myself with the fact that I know where to go for help!

Freepers Rule! Thanks again.