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Friday, January 24, 2014

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Liberals: Obama alone could raise minimum wage for many
President Obama has said he will use whatever executive authority he has to help the middle class and the economy. Liberals say he should do so to raise the minimum wage for federal contract workers.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
Heritage Foundation | Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?
In last year’s State of the Union address, President Obama called for an increase in the minimum wage. Since then, Democrats in Congress have argued that the President didn’t go far enough, proposing even more of an increase.
Negihborhood Effects | The minimum wage and slower job growth
In my December post on Willie Lyons I linked to a new article on the minimum wage by Jonathan Meer and Jeremy West, both of Texas A&M.