Agreeing on Economic Opportunity? | Capital Commentary

Agreeing on Economic Opportunity? | Capital Commentary by Michael Gerson.  MGB: With one third of adults not functionally literate, there is quite a bit to do - more than the government can do alone.  Employers need to be brought into the act - funding either new employees or funding a charitable organization to do so in lieu of tax payment - with funding to include a stipend for the worker equivalent to the minimum wage (and $9 is not enough) and health insurance coverage with either the sponsoring company or the training provider.  The era of second class pay and health care needs to be ended, as its roots are deep in our racist past.