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January 31, 2007
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An upside to a federal minimum wage boost
Al Nelson
Nelson, of Hardy, is a retired businessman and former telephone company economic analyst.
The Jan. 16 Roanoke Times featured a commentary on the federal minimum wage by Andrew Cassel and recently published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. That commentary, although well written, concludes that boosting the earned-income tax credit is preferable to raising the minimum wage.
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