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Hello Pofo.
In Ontario, Canada, the provincial government has decided to implement a $15.00 minimum wage. This has resulted in my Facebook wall getting the occasional old story of a US state passing livable/higher minimum wage laws. Recently I came across one about Minnesota and Mark Dayton:
[2015]: This Billionaire Governor Taxed the Rich and Increased the Minimum Wage — Now, His State’s Economy Is One of the Best in the Country
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-gibs ... mg00000003

The story is more than two years old.
Some more recent reviews are
[2016]: Study finds Minnesota’s economy ‘average’ – with a dim future
http://www.twincities.com/2016/08/15/st ... im-future/

[2017]: Minnesota's budget surplus grows to $1.65 billion
http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-s- ... 414982274/

I know huffpo has a strong social bias, so Im taking their article with a grain of salt. I do not know what bias those other two news sites have, nor do I know how much of an impact Minnesota's min.wage hike has on its workforce, inflation, tax revenue, etc.. -that doest seem like a large minimum wage.
Is it livable wage there, and was the default entry wage that large (or larger) anyways?
Was Minnesota always reliable for economic growth and prosperity, and Dayton is simply receiving credit that he hasn't earned?
Can anyone give/link me some insight on how Minnesota has fared over the last 2 years with some explanation of what the raise and taxes have actually done?

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