This is a cross- from Steve Cooper at the We Party Patriots blog.

As states like Connecticut, Iowa, New Jersey, and New York are looking to raise the minimum wage, they are meeting opposition from well-funded political groups who seek to increase corporate profit. Despite the swath of misinformation painting the minimum wage is a “job killer,” John Stoher of The American Prospect points out that the minimum wage is not even growing at the speed of inflation:

A new paper by the Brookings Institute outlines why a healthy manufacturing sector is a vital component of the nation’s economy; what type of manufacturing industries matter the most and the key areas that needed to be strengthened to build high-wage and exportable products.