What to know about Oklahoma's proposed minimum wage increase
What to know about Oklahoma's proposed minimum wage increase
- May 19, 2026
- David Neumark, economics, weighs in via KGOU
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David Neumark, a professor of economics at the University of California, Irvine, is against the increase. In his view, minimum wage policies are fundamentally about redistribution to those living in poverty, and increasing the minimum wage doesn't accomplish that goal. "I'm one who thinks the government should do redistribution, and we should worry about low-wage work. We should worry more about low income families," Neumark said. "But this isn't a good way to do it."
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