https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 Opednews.com Progressive, Liberal United States and International News, Opinion, Op-Eds and Politics en-us Copyright 2026 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:40:34 -0400 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:40:34 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.opednews.com/populum/pthemes/opednews/images/rssbanner.png https://www.opednews.com/populum/rss.php?c=a&t=&p=&tid=0 152 149 https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-Time-For-a-Progressiv-by-Samual-Francisco-090129-885.html Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:12:53 -0500 https://www.opednews.com/articles/It-s-Time-For-a-Progressiv-by-Samual-Francisco-090129-885.html Samual Francisco Nearly everybody understands the basics of a progressive tax structure but nobody ever suggests that perhaps the minimum wage should be progressive as well. I personally believe that a well implemented progressive minimum wage could not only help to decrease income inequalities, but could promote job creation during the tumultuous economic times ahead.