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- Highest minimum-wage state Washington beats U.S. in Job Creation http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-03-05/washington-shows-highest-minimum-wage-state-beats-u-s-with-jobs 54 comments politics
- West Hollywood City Council votes to hike minimum wage to $17.64 an hour; highest in the country https://abc7.com/west-hollywood-minimum-wage-highest-city-council/11196469/ 10 comments economy
- A World With a $24 Minimum Wage https://jacobinmag.com/2020/01/higher-minimum-wage-inflation-productivity 176 comments politics
- Disparities in minimum wages across the EU - Product https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/fr/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20190131-2 6 comments europe
- How does a 33 year old woman escape minimum wage? Is it impossible? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/6oboyj/how_does_a_33_year_old_woman_escape_minimum_wage/ 26 comments personalfinance
- Fast Food CEO Says Higher Minimum Wage Boosts Business https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/01/03/minimum-wage-goes-up-and-so-does-business-thats-what-this-fast-food-ceo-says-happened/ 57 comments politics
- Walmart Boosts Minimum Wage to $9/Hour http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2015/02/19/walmart-boosts-minimum-employee-wage.html 12 comments economy
- Minimum Wages Around the World [NP] http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/52124706ecad041e39000028-960/minimum-wages-around-the-world.png 30 comments india
- Push for minimum wage hike led by localities, Democrats http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/push-for-minimum-wage-hike-led-by-localities-democrats/2013/11/28/5b2c7dc4-5795-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html 5 comments politics
- Would you lie for minimum wage? Best Buy or Best Lie? http://mojopokeyblue.wordpress.com/best-buy-or-best-lie/ 4 comments reddit.com
- Coalition steps up effort to boost Nebraska minimum wage https://apnews.com/article/business-nebraska-labor-unions-minimum-wage-media-fe6f640ab41c1a7b4af0a2378af2ebd2 6 comments politics
- Minimum wage push sparks Democratic divisions https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537464-minimum-wage-push-sparks-democratic-divisions 59 comments politics
- Portugal plans 25% increase of minimum wage https://www.reuters.com/article/us-portugal-government/portugals-pm-targets-25-minimum-wage-rise-in-his-new-term-iduskbn1x509u 175 comments europe
- CBO report shows broad benefits from higher minimum wage https://www.epi.org/press/cbo-report-shows-broad-benefits-from-higher-minimum-wage/ 17 comments politics
- Ben Carson said raising the minimum wage will increase joblessness http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/nov/10/ben-carson/ben-carson-said-raising-minimum-wage-will-increase/ 738 comments politics
- The $70,000 minimum wage is paying off for that Seattle company http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-70000-minimum-wage-is-paying-off-for-that-seattle-company-2015-10-25 3 comments business
- CEO who set firm's minimum wage at $70,000 hits hard times http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11778597/ceo-who-set-firms-minimum-wage-at-70000-hits-hard-times.html 34 comments politics
- Seattle enacts $15 minimum wage, a phased in big dream http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2014/06/02/seattle-set-to-enact-15-minimum-wage-a-phased-in-big-dream/ 85 comments economy
- Senate Candidate: Government Has No Business Setting A Minimum Wage http://thinkprogress.org/election/2014/05/13/3437177/handel-minimum-wage/ 8 comments politics
- Mitt Romney calls for higher minimum wage. Does it matter? http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mitt-romney-calls-higher-minimum-wage-does-matter-161542251.html 26 comments politics
- CT lawmakers pass $10.10 state minimum wage http://www.wfsb.com/story/25074569/conn-lawmakers-expected-to-vote-on-minimum-wage 8 comments politics
- The Cruel Gap Between CEO Pay and the Stagnant Minimum Wage http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/03/14-1 5 comments politics
- Rep. Bill Young Answers Minimum Wage Question: 'Get A Job' http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/bill-young-minimum-wage-get-a-job_n_1651809.html?utm_hp_ref=tw 4 comments politics
- St. Paul approves phasing in higher minimum wage https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/11/14/st-paul-approves-phasing-in-higher-minimum-wage 4 comments politics
- As Cities Raise Minimum Wages, Many States Are Rolling Them Back http://www.npr.org/2017/07/18/537901833/as-cities-raise-minimum-wages-many-states-are-rolling-them-back 121 comments politics
- Missouri Republicans Lower St. Louis Minimum Wage From $10 To $7.70 https://www.yahoo.com/news/missouri-republicans-lower-st-louis-175201811.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=fb 2 comments politics
- Top Economists Are Backing Sen. Bernie Sanders on Establishing a $15 an Hour Minimum Wage http://www.budget.senate.gov/democratic/public/index.cfm/blog?id=d388e874-ab05-412d-b5ff-266659accef5 7 comments economy
- Relax, a Minimum Wage Hike Won't Bring on the Robot Overlords http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/relax-a-minimum-wage-hike-wont-bring-on-the-robot-overlords 156 comments politics
- Pennsylvania Mayor Wants To Pay Every Public Employee, Including Himself, Minimum Wage. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/05/scranton-minimum-wage-city-workers-mayor-chris-doherty_n_1652271.html 57 comments economy
- Court: Legislature unconstitutionally amended minimum wage, sick time petition initiatives https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/07/19/legislature-wrong-amend-minimum-wage-sick-time-initiatives/10101996002/ 6 comments politics
- St. Paul Raising Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/3978208-st-paul-raising-minimum-wage-to-15-per-hour/ 10 comments politics
- Seattle Socialist Group Pushing $15/Hour Minimum Wage Posts Job With $13/Hour Wage http://freebeacon.com/issues/seattle-socialist-group-pushing-15hour-minimum-wage-posts-job-with-13hour-wage/ 711 comments nottheonion
- Republican-Led Filibuster Blocks Minimum Wage Bill in Senate http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/us/politics/senate-minimum-wage-bill.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&smid=tw-nytimes&_r=0 64 comments politics
- A higher minimum wage means a higher number of unemployed teenagers...especially black ones http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2007/07/minimum-wage-jobless-teenagers.html 9 comments reddit.com
- The Conservative Plan for Full Employment: 1. Repeal the minimum wage. 2. Repeal all regulations, unemployment, welfare, food stamps... http://politicalirony.com/2010/07/17/the-conservative-plan-for-full-employment/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+politicalirony+%28political+irony%29&utm_content=google+reader 12 comments politics
- The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting. In “right to work” states like Arkansas, the media is one of the few institutions with the strength to hold abusive employers accountable. http://www.thenation.com/article/203377/firing-minimum-wage-worker-reveals-why-we-need-more-labor-reporting 26 comments politics
- Connecticut's minimum wage would increase to $10.10 per hour by 2017 under a controversial bill approved Wednesday by both the state Senate and the House of Representatives on largely party line votes. http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-minimum-wage-0327-20140326,0,2123516.story 4 comments politics
- "Researchers have released a working paper verifying the ability of American fast food restaurants to more than double the minimum wage of their lowest paid workers to $15 an hour over a [4]-year period without causing...widespread employment losses and decline in profits often cited by critics..." http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150120155027.htm 56 comments politics
- Citizens United case: Corporations are immortal. They don’t need health care, or minimum wages, or pensions, or food stamps. They don’t raise children and have families. They have no morality or ethics other than maximizing their profits. They are sociopathic. http://www.laprogressive.com/law-and-the-justice-system/citizens-human-beings/ 262 comments politics
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