Re: Call Shelly to Raise Min.Wage

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At 02:02 PM 16/01/98 PST, you wrote:

>I know that this is a very emotional issue and that many people get upset 
>when people speak against this plan.  But I've found after watching the
results of several minimum wage raises in Oregon, this plan does nothing to
lower the poverty rate. In fact, it does just the opposite. 

True, it will increase the cost of doing business, and businesses will hire
less people, therefore leave more people living in poverty.

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