... S.Smith wrote: Minimum Wage Will Rise Today Yep. And I'... Hasn't happened with previous minimum wage hikes, http://www.epionline.....gov/jec/cost-gov/regs/minimum/against/against.htm http://www...owners paying their employees slave wages. The Employment Policies Institute, The...www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com...

... S.Smith wrote: Minimum Wage Will Rise Today Yep. And I'... Hasn't happened with previous minimum wage hikes, http://www.epionline.... mission is to keep the minimum wage low so Berman's...the idea of a living wage for workers as some kind...less than a national living wage," it warns (as though there...www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com...

..., S.Smith wrote: Minimum Wage Will Rise Today Yep. And I'm..., Washington, DC - A study released today by the Employment Policies Institute (...and high school drop-outs following minimum wage hikes. The research, conducted ... every 10%% increase in the minimum wage: * Minority unemployment increased by ... the harsh unintended consequences of minimum wage hikes," said Jill Jenkins,...

... Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:19:12 -0500, S.Smith wrote: Minimum Wage Will Rise Today Yep. And I'm sure all the people who'll be losing...jobs, because of it, will be thanking you. Hasn't happened with previous minimum wage hikes, and won't happen this time either...Sludge Report: http://www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com

On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:19:12 -0500, S.Smith wrote: Minimum Wage Will Rise Today Yep. And I'm sure all the people who'll be losing their jobs, because of it, will be thanking you. -- How can there possibly be liberty and justice for all, when, in the name of justice, people claim rights to income, food, housing, education, health care, transportation, ad infinitum? ...

... the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade...by President Bill Clinton raised the minimum 40 cents, to $5.15 an...President Bush in May increases the wage 70 cents each summer until ... with an increase in the minimum wage. Democratic presidential candidates are ...://www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com

....7 million Americans could get a raise today, thanks to the first bump in the federal minimum wage in 10 ...7.25 in 2009. Because Minnesota's minimum exceeds the federal rate, most workers here will feel no effect today; 31 other states also have minimums higher than the federal rate. But ...: http://www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com

...'re full of 'em today! Living Wage Ordinance/Business Subsidy Act ... Council adopted the Minneapolis Living Wage and Responsible Public Spending Ordinance ...living_wage.asp And the current minimum wage, even with the increase...for themselves as their "living wage" standard. It's also not...www.sludgereport.org Blue States Rising: http://www.bluestaterising.blogspot.com...

... if you earn the minimum wage in America today. The American dream and...the government-mandated minimum wage, she couldn't even rise above the government...to negotiate with their employers for wages, health benefits, retirement benefits, and good... class. Unionized workers earn higher wages, have better benefits, enjoy greater ... Act, which set standards for wages and working hours and established ...

...back, and back. Their fortunes rise and then dip, but each...has failed to deliver higher wages for most Americans; contributed in...social obligation totally alien to today's GOP.) This tradition of...trade and the bond market.") Today's rightwing position—upper- bracket...32 to 23 percent. The minimum wage has lost nearly half...1974, if introduced in Congress today, would be considered radically liberal...