Raise the minimum wage
It's time for centrist wonks to be pragmatic
Raising the minimum wage to $15/hour is broadly popular with the mass public, enjoys healthy political support among Democratic Party elected officials, and would on the whole raise incomes and living standards for disadvantaged people while coming primarily at the expense of relatively affluent people.
In other words, it’s a…
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