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$15 minimum wage would boost pay for millions but would cost 1.4 million jobs, report says

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Michael Collins and Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off

Congressional Budget Office estimates that raising minimum wage to $15 per hour would lift 900,000 Americans out of poverty, leave others unemployed.

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‘Get rid of the fat’: Why Uncle Sam’s annual budget is a lot different from yours

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Michael Collins and Paul Davidson, USA TODAY Comments Off

The proposed budget President Donald Trump is sending to Congress is far different from that of average Americans, no matter what the politicians say.