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The Coffman Chronicle · Sep 22, 2026 · Tony Michaels
If Your Workers Need Public Assistance, Taxpayers Are Helping Pay Your Payroll
For decades, worker pay rose with productivity. When that relationship weakened, living costs did not. The Square New Deal asks large employers to account for the bill landed on the public.
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