Gary Younge has an interesting column in Guardian Unlimited entitled, "America is a Class Act"--where he discusses what he has elsewhere called "royalty my another means" (see here). Given what we witnessed after Hurricane Katrina, you would think class would be one of the defining issues of our time. Instead, Congress has decided they need a raise while the working poor do not. Given that someone who works 40 hours per week at the current federal minimum wage ends up falling below the poverty line, something surely needs to be done. Of course, that Congress stiffs both the middle class and the poor is nothing new. Indeed, it is something I recently discussed in relation to the latest report from the Drum Institute (see here). Hell, even The Economist has weighed in on the issue (see here). Luckily, at least some Democrats have decided to dig in their heels and fight (a rare show of courage from the left these days). How successful their efforts will be remains to be seen.
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