In the United States, the Federal Minimum Wage Is Legislated

In the United States, the federal minimum wage is legislated in nominal terms. This means that

A) the federal minimum wage is indexed for inflation.
B) the federal minimum wage historically decreases in value during stretches when the minimum wage is not increased.
C) employers do not have to pay payroll taxes on wages paid to minimum wage workers.
D) unemployed workers collect government assistance equal to the minimum wage.
E) the government pays the minimum wage to all local, state, and federal workers.