Mike Flynn Wage Quotations

Wage hike proponents may be acting with the best of intentions, however, it is impossible to escape the drastic negative economic consequences of job loss for the least-educated. Such a measure would actually hurt the people it is intended to help.

A state EITC takes into account household income and dependents, something a minimum wage hike can't do. As a result, the benefits reach those in real need without putting them at risk of losing their job.

By almost any measure, minimum wage increases are flawed policy. Ohio should expand economic opportunities, not erect artificial barriers to job growth. A state Earned Income Tax Credit, based on the successful Federal program, would effectively give a raise to the low-income employees who need it most without putting their jobs in jeopardy.

For any ill effect from the wage hike, they (unskilled workers) are going to suffer it.