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- Decent Pay for All
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- Dick Meister
Failure to raise the $5.15 an hour minimum wage has left millions of Americans in poverty while increasing welfare costs. There's no excuse for allowing employers to pay less than a living wage to so many who perform so many of society's vital tasks.
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Failure to raise the $5.15 an hour minimum wage has left millions of Americans in poverty while increasing welfare costs. There's no excuse for allowing employers to pay less than a living wage to so many who perform so many of society's vital tasks. This commentary has not been previously broadcast anywhere.
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Jonathan Goldstein
Posted on November 27, 2004 at 11:45 AM | Permalink
Review of Decent Pay for All
This is moral and sober commentary. It’s refreshingly unadorned, straight ahead and full of facts that make for a solid short argument. Minimum wage earners often have the worst jobs and get the worst pay. Most are not teenagers and one third are the sole bread-winners of the household. It calls to mind a healine from The Onion’s post election issue: “Nation’s poor wins election for Nation’s Rich.” It’s just too awful, and should be talked about more ofen. I think Dick Meister’s opinion piece is as good a starting point for discussion as any.