21.   Nor is he worried about the furor his remark caused among some teachers, who he thinks should support him as an ally who hopes to raise their pay.

22.   Now, the concern over job loss is muted, the argument being that the strong economy is raising the pay of low-skilled workers anyway.

23.   Pay should be raised and training improved.

24.   Reforms favored by most respondents included higher spending, particularly to raise teacher pay or to inject extra funds in failing schools.

25.   So wages should be climbing faster and faster as the unemployment rate falls and companies raise pay to lure new workers or to retain the ones they have.

26.   Texas lawmakers may say they took care of that need by raising teacher pay to a few notches below national average two years ago.

27.   That issue could be better addressed by instituting licensing requirements with demanding standards and raising the pay of child care workers, she said.

28.   That might cause employers who violate minimum-wage laws to raise their pay somewhat to keep workers from fleeing.

29.   The higher minimum wage and the shrinking pool of labor caused by the strong economy have forced chains to raise pay to attract workers.

30.   The more money spent raising the pay of two million public employees, the less there will be for the five million blacks who have no jobs at all.