text: While I support initiatives to raise the minimum wage, I do not think that Ellison's proposal here is fair to people who have struggled to purchase a home. His plan calls for decreasing the mortgage interest tax benefit in order to help subsidize low income housing. This punishes and puts the burden on middle class working families, instead of where it belongs . . . the EMPLOYERS who do not pay a living wage to their workers!  Why should homeowners pay for housing because Walmart doesn't  want to pay their workers a living wage?  If you own and operate a business, it is your responsibility to pay your workers a fair wage.  It isn't the nation's responsibility to HELP a business owner by housing their employees!