Min Wage

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This great little article explains in polite, learned language why most of what the right wing says about the minimum wage is horse manure.

The Minimum Wage and the Laws of Economics

economix.blogs.nytimes.com

The income decay among the lowest-paid workers does not reflect a decline in the value they add, and a moderate increase in the minimum wage would improve their lot without violating economic taboos, an economist writes.