Those seeking to use the minimum wage argument for exterminating poverty (including Gov. Easley and his Treasurer Richard Moore) have it all wrong, according to a hefty majority of economists worldwide, and ALL economists at the JLFRoy Cordato‘s Spotlight on the topic fell into the Charlotte Observer; Jon Sanders‘s piece landed in the Laurinburg Exchange, and Karen Palasek had numerous pieces published reflecting this idea, both in the workforce in general and for teachers