Tuesday, November 26, 2013

The National Memo » Raising The Minimum Wage Is Not Controversial — Except On Capitol Hill

The National Memo » Raising The Minimum Wage Is Not Controversial — Except On Capitol Hill

While most of the political class fixates on the botched Affordable Care Act rollout, Congress is gearing up for a vote on raising the minimum wage. There is almost no chance this Congress will pass this bill, but it’s important that Democrats – and others who care about safeguarding the opportunity to earn a living wage in America – call attention to the inequality that increasingly characterizes the nation, and has been institutionalized by a conservative political agenda.

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