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Revision as of 12:59, 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 centur
- 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?
