Raising the minimum wage is good for workers, families, and local economies
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Late last year, the Pine Knot ran an Our View editorial, “There are better ideas than $15 an hour.” As an economist, I couldn’t disagree more. On the contrary, a substantial hike would assuage many now in working poverty, encourage labor force participation, raise living conditions for many thousands in our state, and generate business income in our local communities.
During the 2012-13 Minnesota legislative session, I led the research for and co-authored “Making Work Pay in Minnesota,” the final report of a bipartisan House Committee on Living Wage Jobs. That report provided the...
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