Business leaders pad pay while cheering plight of low-wage earners

[Sherman A1]

StlToday Editorial.....

Wonder why the folks occupying Wall Street and Kiener Plaza are angry? It's this kind of thing:
Last week, the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, the state's biggest business lobby, cheered because the Missouri economy was so weak that the minimum wage would not be raised.
"At a time when Missouri businesses are struggling to provide jobs in today's difficult economic climate, it is good news that labor costs will remain stable and competitive compared to other surrounding states," wrote chamber President Dan Mehan.
Three cheers for low-paying jobs!
It will be recalled that the chamber successfully lobbied for tax breaks for corporations earlier this year and then supported another corporate tax cut in the failed special legislative session.


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