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Proposed Minimum Wage Could Cost Up To 768,000 Jobs

Democrat plan spells more unemployment.  The Democratic Party’s 2012 platform calls for raising the minimum wage and pegging it to inflation — and a wage bill already introduced by congressional Democrats could cost at least 256,000 jobs, according to a new report. Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut have proposed raising the    ... MORE