If the federal minimum wage were tied to inflation, it would be well above the current rate of $7.25. Corporate productivity is back to where it was before the recession, and in same cases is better off now yet wages have stagnated and aggregate demand remains low. Raising the minimum wage will help increase demand for low income earners and will help reduce poverty.
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