By the end of March, our elected representatives in Albany will have a chance to tackle income inequality, make New York more economically competitive, help right a racial injustice, and give our young people the financial power to build a life in the communities where they grew up -- all with a single vote. How? By supporting Governor Cuomo's proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in New York state. Economic inequality has indisputably reached a crisis point in our country. The cost of everything -- from housing to groceries, day-care to college tuition -- has gone up in recent decades. But for too many Americans, the real value of take-home pay has stayed flat, or even...
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