minimum wages

                I'm going to raise the minimum wages.  Ron Unz said "The proposed rate would repentant a real rise of 11 percent over a 45-year period, reasonable since worker productivity has doubled in the same period."  nytimes.com. Its going to help the economy. Catherine Ruetschlin said, "Retail and fast food companies that pay poverty wages sabotage their own bottom lines and the health of the American eco99nomy." nytimes.com. Douglas Holtz-Eakin said, "With 11.3 million people looking fo4r work, it is simply perverse to redistribute from the job seekers to the job holders." nytimes.com.
American workers have enjoyed the benefits  of both strong job growth and raising wages during the Clinton-Gore administration. dol.gov. If there is an increase minimum wage may also lead to an increase in the hourly pay of other low-wage workers that only make slightly more than the federal minimum wage.  timeforarise.org.