Our former senator gets more media exposure this week, in a report comparing the lives of two janitors in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
The thrust of the article is that “living wage” laws can help a person with no marketable skills live the good life.
John Edwards is quoted:
The perception exists that [a living wage] is not a politically popular subject, and that people in general aren’t interested in it. … But my feelings now on the subject are stronger than they’ve ever been. You can’t live on $6, $7 or $8 an hour and have anything to fall back on. Instead of getting ahead, which most families want to focus on, they’re focused on survival.
The article downplays the possible economic toll of a “living wage” proposal in Ohio: $308 million and 12,000 lost jobs.
