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Ensuring the minimum wage keeps up with economic growth | Opinion Updated Feb 28, 2021; Posted Feb 28, 2021 It may seem like a lot, but it’s not the most important change in the bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Facebook Share Supporters argue a higher minimum wage would translate into higher incomes for millions of low-wage employees, such as restaurant waiters, retail salespeople and child care workers, and thereby lift a lot of people out of poverty. Opponents cl...

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Economic crises shine a spotlight on a society’s inequities and hierarchies, as well as its commitment to support those who are most vulnerable in such grievous moments. The calamity created by Covid-19...

Supporters argue a higher minimum wage would translate into higher incomes for millions of low-wage employees, such as restaurant waiters, retail salespeople and child care workers, and thereby lift a lot of people out of poverty. Opponents claim it would hurt businesses and lead to a lot of job losses. As an economist who studies labor markets and income inequality, I believe both claims exaggerate the impact and miss a key point of what the minimum wage is meant to achieve. The current debat...

Over 33 Percent of Low-Paid Workers Lost Jobs During Pandemic Banners reading "no job no rent" are displayed on a building in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2020. Eric Baradat / AFP via Getty Images By Economic crises shine a spotlight on a society’s inequities and hierarchies, as well as its commitment to support those who are most vulnerable in such grievous moments. The calamity created by Covid-19 is no exception. The economic fallout from that pandemic has tested the nation’s so...

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Unemployment and financial problems from the pandemic have brought millions of people to food banks, which are serving 150,000 more Ohioans per month than

1:01 Ohios food banks are getting flat funding of $24.5 million in the new two year state budget, plus $7 million for food storage, transportation and distribution from the federal CARES Act. But while Ohio Association of Food Banks executive director Lisa Hamler-Fugitt said shes appreciative, she also said it’s not enough. “We have never seen anything like this straight out of the gate. I mean, were 11 months into a pandemic and the economic recession, and the demand just continues to incr...

Sen. Mitt Romney's Family Security Act would replace the Child Tax Credit with a monthly child allowance administered by the Social Security Administration.

The Michigan Poverty Task Force on Wednesday unveiled a slew of policy recommendations to lift vulnerable Michigan families out of poverty.

On Wednesday, a task force commissioned in 2019 to study poverty in Michigan made 35 recommendations about how to reduce inequality across the state.