By Krystal Nichols and Getahn Ward
The Tennessean, Jan 29, 2014
... Some business executives see raising the minimum wage as a way to boost the economy since it would encourage more spending. “I don’t know how any corporation can condone poverty wages. How can you live with yourself when you have workers who can’t put a meal on the table?” said Maryanne Howland, owner of Ibis Communications.
David Penn, director for the Business and Economic Research Center at Middle Tennessee State University, said an increase in the minimum wage is needed to counteract a long-term decline in paychecks, adjusted for inflation. ...