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High Minimum Wage Boosts Economy
Credit: Dicky Neely’s Blog
As Labor Day approaches think about this:
Does raising the minimum wage kill jobs?
Doesn’t look like it. Read the rest of this entry
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Conservatives Want Less Inequality
Top 1% income versus the rest of us
Conservatives are starting to worry about income inequality. For real.
Well, at least some are:
The conservative IMF (International Monetary Fund) has warned:
Put simply, a severely skewed income distribution harms the pace and sustainability of growth over the longer term. It leads to an economy of exclusion, and a wasteland of discarded potential.
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Must We Subsidize Walmart?
As we do our shopping this holiday season, let’s ask this question:
Is a living wage a good thing?
- Do higher wages cost jobs because businesses fire workers?
- Or, do higher wages create spending? Leading to more sales and profits and a stronger economy?
- And will a living wage usher in a $10 hamburger?
First, stop worrying about $10 dollar burgers. Read the rest of this entry
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