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Time to Raise the Federal Minimum Wage

May 20, 2013 0

In his 2013 State of the Union address President Obama’s called on Congress to raise the minimum wage. Subsequently Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative George Miller (D-CA) introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013. It would raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.

Republicans far behind Democrats in Social Media

April 16, 2013 2

Republicans have been coming up with excuses for months on why they didn’t win the 2012 Presidential election, and almost all of them have come to the same conclusion: they weren’t as good as Democrats at reaching out to voters.

Minimum Wage Increase Will Not Kill Jobs

February 20, 2013 0

It’s a classic argument offered by Libertarian economists; “an increase in the minimum wage will kill jobs.” The problem with the argument is that the facts show this isn’t the case. A 2011 study found that minimum wages don’t hurt the employment prospects of low-wage workers.