Raising the minimum wage.(GRAPH: NATIONAL) From: New York Times Upfront | Date: February 20, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The federal minimum wage has been the focus of intense debate ever since its inception during the Depression, in 1938. That year, the minimum wage was set at 25 cents an hour. It has been raised 19 times since, over the objections of opponents who say that higher minimums hurt job creation, especially for the young and unskilled.

Since the last hike in the federal minimum wage, in 1997, repeated attempts to raise it further have been defeated in Congress. The most recent...

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