Hincker: The conservative’s case for a high minimum wage

Hincker: The conservative's case for a high minimum wage

ANGEL BOLIGAN | Cagle Cartoons Earlier this year, the Virginia Senate thwarted attempts once again to raise the state minimum wage. Skimming conservative think tanks and media, one finds story after story alluding to deleterious effects on the populations that high minimum wages are intended to serve.

Yet, I’ve often wondered if there’s a better way to improve incomes of those on the lower ladders that comport with conservative principles. After all, didn’t Henry Ford make the original case that handsomely paying workers also helps the economy and your company?

Here is one tenant of conservatism: small government is good government. […]

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