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RT @ReneeHoagenson: Many states & municipalities increased wages over the federal minimum of $7.25, due to higher regional costs of li… https://t.co/pkXxfUUYEW

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Predictions of economic harm from an increase come primarily from business interests and are generally based on spe… https://t.co/6fZDGVdYrw

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Nat. Bureau of Econ. Research indicates that min. job loss, among the lowest-paid workers, occurs from an increase.… https://t.co/TyPhI41EuI

RT @ReneeHoagenson: There is also limited evidence that raising the minimum would result in significant increases in the price of goods… https://t.co/urgXWd0wWz

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Second, local studies, including a review of the impact of Seattle’s minimum wage increase by the University of Was… https://t.co/13Hg63UfZ0

RT @ReneeHoagenson: MIT calculates a “living wage” of $23.35 per hour for two adults and two children in Springfield, taking into accou… https://t.co/kIFbzZnZZ1

RT @ReneeHoagenson: In other words, an amount we’ve come to consider exorbitant for low-skill work is actually the minimum required to… https://t.co/gPb8QwEnLo

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Right now, Springfield’s median occupational wage is just $14.94, meaning that thousands of working people in Sprin… https://t.co/nsQH10Od9r

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Many households have at least two wage- earners juggling multiple jobs to meet basic needs, so even a moderate raise would be significant.

RT @ReneeHoagenson: Clearly, having enough jobs is not the problem — insufficient wages are. As federal legislators rewrite tax law in… https://t.co/vx4esxhwAl