Say what? "Economists are divided over whether..." increasing the cost of labor will reduce the demand for that labor?????? Fair wage protests at Michigan fast-food restaurants underway

Why don't these imbecilic "journalists demand a doubling of their pay?
Fair wage protests at Michigan fast-food restaurants underway | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:
"Economists are divided whether raising the minimum wage would make it harder for low-skilled workers to find employment and whether it would be a beneficial to the economy, a survey of experts taken by the University of Chicago’s Initiative on Global Markets Forum in February showed."