Measuring the full impact of Minimum and Living Wage Laws

From: Dollars & Sense | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: Wicks-Lim, Jeannette | Copyright information

Workers who were earning less than the new wage floor are not the only ones who benefit from a higher minimum wage.

Raising the minimum wage is quickly becoming a key political issue for this fall's midterm elections. In the past, Democratic politicians have shied away from the issue while Republicans have openly opposed a higher minimum wage. But this year is different. Community activists are forcing the issue by campaigning to put state minimum-wage proposals before the voters this ...

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