Congress just adjourned for the August break on a particularly jarring note. The minimum wage has not been increased since 1997, and Democrats have made it a priority to increase it before Congress leaves again in September. But the Republican leadership, showing its true colors, decided to put together an all-or-nothing package that combined the minimum wage bill with a new attempt to vastly expand the tax exemptions for large estates. Thankfully, this outrageous gambit failed, but it was a reminder that this country desperately needs a change of direction.
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