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# The Hidden Heart of America | '''#''' '''The Hidden Heart of America''' | ||
#*US policy changes in the second decade of the twentieth century | #*US policy changes in the second decade of the twentieth century | ||
#*Recent trends and facts | #*Recent trends and facts | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 5 December 2006
- Minimum Wage Today
- The current federal minimum wage rate is $5.15 and hour.
- This minimum wage is 31% of the current average wage in the United States, which is its lowest relative value since World War II.
- The real value of the minimum wage is at its lowest value since 1955.
- Recent Debates on Minimum Wage
- Point Counter-Point
# The Hidden Heart of America
- US policy changes in the second decade of the twentieth century
- Recent trends and facts
- The counter argument
- Do we have morale (are we an integrated part of our society)?
We are not alone on the frontier for a minimum wage increase: WHO is with us?
