Earlier this year I made a trip to Australia where the minimum wage is $15/hr. Australia suffers from a staggering unemployment rate of almost 5%.Howie P.S.: Sumner was responding to an editorial in the New York Times: "A Minimum Wage Increase."
I started posting on HowieinSeattle in 11/04, following progressive American politics in the spirit of Howard Dean's effort to "Take Our Country Back." I decided to follow my heart and posted on seattleforbarackobama from 2/07 to 11/08.--"Howie Martin is the Abe Linkin' of progressive Seattle."--Michael Hood.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Today's Helpful, Optimistic Observation about Unemployment
Mark Sumner (Daily Kos):
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