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To: flatsville who wrote (36936)	9/14/2000 11:39:47 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769670

I was responding to a claim made earlier that real compensation had not gone up, not the minimum wage. I will look at the white paper at leisure.

To: flatsville who wrote (36936)	9/15/2000 12:43:09 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I read the white paper. It was interesting. It seems to me that the Earned Income Tax Credit is a more reliable means of targeting aid to the poor, and that the material on the effects on jobs was mainly of the "further study is warranted" variety. The impact of a wage floor had a little more potency, but it seemed to be small. In the end, I was not convinced that a minimum wage did much good, although it may not do much harm. Finally,I think I would go with Gordon Langston: if there is to be a minimum wage, let it be set state by state, to take into account local variables, such as cost of living and level of unemployment.