Letters: Lifting all boats with the minimum wage

Re “Wage fight is left to cities, states,” Dec. 9

Thank goodness that officials at the state and city levels are taking action to boost minimum wages. Not only does this reflect the moral/ethical perspective of the problem, it also has economic benefits.

With so many employers paying workers poverty wages, plenty of economists suggest that increasing wages for the lower-income members of society will positively impact everyone. Lower-income citizens will spend more of their increased incomes on goods and services, thus helping to stimulate the economy.

We need more of this realistic thinking.

Karl Strandberg

Long Beach

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