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| April 2012
A Quick Boost for the Economy—a $12 Minimum Wage
James K. Galbraith
The Real News Network, April 5, 2012. All original content copyright © The Real News Network.
In an interview with TRNN’s Paul Jay, Senior Scholar James K. Galbraith offers a solution to boosting demand: raise the minimum wage. Full video and a transcript of the interview are available here.