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Minimum wage hits $7.25 as some businesses strain
usatoday.com - 7/24/2009
Minimum wage hits $7.25 as some businesses strain
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Between 3 million and 5 million people will be affected by the minimum wage rise from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour, says Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Workers in 30 states and industries covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are entitled to the new wage. Those employed in the ...
Fox News declares minimum wage hike "terrible for all workers." (video)
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youtube.com - 7/20/2009
Fox News declares minimum wage hike "terrible for all workers." (video)
— youtube.com — Steve Forbes, reportedly worth more than $340 million thought it a good idea to keep the minimum... wage at its current level of $6.55 because most minimum-wage... (more) Fox News declares minimum wage hike "terrible for ...
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reason.com - 7/31/2009
A Minimum Wage Equals Minimum Jobs: The unseen costs of minimum wage laws - Reason Magazine
— reason.com — The media are never better at displaying their economic illiteracy than when they report on the minimum... wage."Workers got a raise on Friday when the federal minimum wage was hiked 70 cents to $7.25 an hour," the Christian Science Monitor reported ... (more) A Minimum Wage Equals Minimum Jobs: The unseen costs of ...
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State minimum wage jumps to $7.25 an hour Friday…
GrassrootsPA.com - 7/20/2009
State minimum wage jumps to $7.25 an hour Friday…
— GrassrootsPA.com — State minimum wage jumps to $7.25 an hour Friday…... (more) State minimum wage jumps to $7.25 an hour Friday…
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Newspaper Roundup for July 24, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines — ... CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for July 24, 2009 Friday, July 24, 2009 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor USA Today: Minimum wage hits $7.25 as some businesses strain Washington Post/AP: ...

Fox News Fearmongers About Minimum Wage Increase: ‘The Hike Will Hurt’
Wonk Room — ... For instance, USA Today wrote that “many already-struggling businesses face the burden of increased payroll costs,” while the Washington Post aired the grievances of the National Small Business Organization, which said that businesses will “have to make the difficult choice of ...

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