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My wife was employed by a local yarn shop at around minumum wage. She now works for Crafts Americana and makes a reasonable salary; she has increased her job skills, made use of her art degree and supported me while I finished Chiropractic college.  She has an American job from an American company and because of Bob and Knit Picks, I now have my own practice. Another American small business.  Minimum wage would NOT have done that.

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