Jill Jenkins

With the intention of raising the income level of low-wage workers, municipalities across the country have passed "living wage" ordinances that mandate pay levels significantly higher than the federal minimum wage. Jill Jenkins maintains in the following viewpoint that living wage ordinances will reduce employment opportunities for low-wage workers by forcing businesses to close or relocate to areas with lower costs. Low-wage workers would be better served by measures designed to improve their skills than by living wage ordinances, in the author's opinion. Jenkins is an economist with the Employment Policy Foundation, a public policy research organization focusing on workplace trends and policies.

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1. How much above the federal minimum do living wage proponents want to raise wages, according to Jenkins"
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