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Stagnant wages? No, Obamacare

Tue., March 17, 2015

The article entitled “Jobs strong, wages lag” (March 7) misses the point as to why wages are stagnant. The reason is obvious: Obamacare.

This article is proof that the news media continue to ignore reality and continues to defend Barack Obama and his failed policies. Employers cannot raise wages despite job growth because of the misnamed Affordable Care Act.

If Obama’s policies were really working, we would have strong job growth AND higher wages. The numbers speak for themselves, but the news media refuses to report the whole truth.

Christian Perreiah

Spokane

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