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Thursday, July 13, 2006

Democrats in Congress Push for Minimum-Wage Hike


Democrats, seeking to energize voters over economic issues in much the way that Republicans have rallied conservatives with efforts to ban same-sex marriage, have begun a broad campaign to raise the minimum wage and focus attention on income inequality. (New York Times, Thursday)

Political grandstanding and expedient legislation will not raise wages.

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Minimum Wages by Hans F. Sennholz