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Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?

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Duration: 3:47
Updated: 04 Feb 2014

In which John discusses the minimum wage, and whether raising the minimum wage would negatively affect employment in the United States. Thanks to Rosianna for graphics and research help: http://www.youtube.com/missxrojas About Card and Kreuger's famous study of New Jersey and Pennsylvania: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage#Card_and_Krueger Why Does the Minimum Wage Have No Discernible Effect on Employment? http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/min-wage-2013-02.pdf Do higher minimum wages reduce poverty? http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/01/04/economists-agree-raising-the-minimum-wage-reduces-poverty/ A Washington Post overview of the minimum wage debate: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/02/13/the-minimum-wage-fight-explained/

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Abolish the Minimum Wage Full Debate- Intelligence Squared

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Duration: 87:06
Updated: 18 Aug 2013

The first attempt at establishing a national minimum wage, a part of 1933's sweeping National Industrial Recovery Act, was struck down by the Supreme Court i...

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The Truth about the Minimum Wage

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Updated: 20 Aug 2013

Scripted, animated, and produced by Steve Patterson. Special thanks to Julia Patterson and Chuck Grimmett. Want to learn more? Here are some resources about ...

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What You Weren't Told About The Minimum Wage

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Duration: 9:29
Updated: 02 Feb 2014

Like my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/SkylerLehto Follow me on Twitter: @SkylerLehto Sources: 2012 BLS Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: http://www.bls.gov/cps/minwage2012.pdf Food service productivity graph: http://www.minimumwage.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Productivity-Comparison-Graph.jpg Christopher Wheeler study: http://research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/05/05/Wheeler.pdf The race between education and technology: http://www.amazon.com/The-Race-between-Education-Technology/dp/0674035305 Christina Romer on the minimum wage: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/03/business/the-minimum-wage-employment-and-income-distribution.html OECD comparative price level data: http://stats.oecd.org/Index.aspx?DataSetCode=CPL# Unpaid work report for Australia: http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/student-placement-and-unpaid-work/pages/unpaid-work-research-report.aspx Neumark & Wascher (1997): http://www.nber.org/papers/w6127 Vedder & Gallaway (2001): http://www.epionline.org/studies/vedder_06-2001.pdf Sabia & Burkhauser (2010): http://www.people.vcu.edu/~lrazzolini/GR2010.pdf Sabia & Nielsen (2012): http://epionline.org/studies/120228_EPI_CanRaisingtheMinWageReducePovertyandHardship.pdf Douglas Holtz-Eakin on the minimum wage: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/12/04/making-low-wages-liveable/raising-minimum-wage-is-misguided-policy 78.7 percent of minimum wage workers were not in poverty in 2011: http://americanactionforum.org/research/primer-minimum-wage-and-combating-poverty Three-fifths of minimum wage workers get pay raises within one year: http://epionline.org/studies/macpherson_06-2004.pdf Only four percent of MW workers are single parents: http://www.heritage.org/research/factsheets/2014/01/facts-about-the-minimum-wage#_edn17 James Sherk (Heritage) testimony on MW (includes implicit marginal tax rates): http://www.heritage.org/research/testimony/2013/06/what-is-minimum-wage-its-history-and-effects-on-the-economy 65 percent of adults in poverty do not work: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/data/historical/people.html Minimum wage effect on prices: http://ftp.iza.org/dp1072.pdf Card & Krueger (1994): http://davidcard.berkeley.edu/papers/njmin-aer.pdf Dube, Lester, Reich (2010): http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/157-07.pdf Allegretto, Dube, Reich (2011): http://www.irle.berkeley.edu/workingpapers/166-08.pdf Neumark & Wascher response to CK (1995): http://www.nber.org/papers/w5224 Neumark, Salas, Wascher response to DLR, ADR (2013): http://www.nber.org/papers/w18681 Antony Davies on minimum wage: http://mercatus.org/publication/unintended-consequences-raising-minimum-wage Neumark & Wascher (2006) meta-review of MW research: http://www.nber.org/papers/w12663 Neumark & Nizalova (2004) on long-run MW effects: http://www.nber.org/papers/w10656 Walter Williams on minimum wage effects on black teens: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DS0XXFdyfI Minimum wage associated with black teen unemployment: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c6281 http://www.nber.org/papers/w849 http://www.epionline.org/study/r103/ Other good links: Cato summary of minimum wage effects: http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/labor/negative-effects-minimum-wage-laws#6 Coomer & Wessels on larger MW effects for MW-employed teens: http://www.epionline.org/studies/Coomer_Wessels_08-2010.pdf Neumark & Wascher international minimum wage study (2003): http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/feds/2003/200323/200323pap.pdf Neumark & Wascher argue against publication bias (1998): http://www.nber.org/papers/w5631.pdf Analysis of UChicago MW poll results: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2249040 A 2006 survey of AEA PhD members indicates 46.8% prefer to eliminate minimum wage: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ev.2006.3.9/ev.2006.3.9.1156/ev.2006.3.9.1156.xml EITC already bolsters low-wage workers' incomes: http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/09/the-minimum-wage-aint-what-it-used-to-be/ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/business/help-the-working-poor-but-share-the-burden.html (P.S. I know the thumbnail of this video has supply and demand confused; the graphic is an embarrassing fail from a Daily Show mockery of Peter Schiff.)

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Minimum Wage Hike Would Boost Economy By Billions

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Updated: 19 Jan 2014

"The impact of a minimum wage hike is one of the most hotly debated issues in economic research. But a growing body of evidence indicates that a Congressional proposal, backed by President Obama, to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would probably help the economy, not hurt it. Seventy-five economists put their weight behind this argument, releasing a letter Tuesday in support of a minimum wage hike. Though some economists argue that raising the minimum wage could wind up hurting low-wage workers by discouraging employers from hiring, the economists wrote in the letter that "the weight of evidence" now shows that "increases in the minimum wage have had little or no negative effect on the employment of minimum-wage workers." It could also have "a small stimulative effect on the economy," the group, which included seven Nobel laureates, wrote. If lawmakers were to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $10.10 an hour, the economy would grow by $22 billion in the initial phase in period, according to a recent study from the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more here from Jillian Berman and Alissa Scheller / The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/minimum-wage-raise-proof_n_4597721.html

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Real Talk with Julie Borowski: Raising the Minimum Wage is a Bad Idea

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Updated: 18 Apr 2014

The minimum wage is a hot button issue right now. At first, raising the minimum wage may sound awesome! But actually, hiking the minimum wage would hurt young and unskilled people :( Watch Real Talk playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAoU4s-0x7Zo99pde1lmB-rrzgrXIjkHm Sources: Largest demographic of minimum wage earners are teenagers from middle class homes: http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/04/study-minimum-wage-hike-no-anti-poverty-measure/ Two-thirds of all minimum wage earners get a raise within the first 1 to 12 months on the job: http://epionline.org/studies/macpherson_06-2004.pdf Strong correlation between minimum wage hikes and youth unemployment: http://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2011/12/23/the-minimum-wage-is-too-high-youth-unemployment-proves-it/ More sources on the minimum wage: Cato Institute Study on negative effects of minimum wage: http://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/negative-effects-minimum-wage-laws What is Minimum Wage: Its History and Effects on the Economy: http://www.heritage.org/research/testimony/2013/06/what-is-minimum-wage-its-history-and-effects-on-the-economy How the Minimum Wage Hurts Poor People: http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/364671/how-minimum-wage-hurts-poor-people-mario-loyola Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts Low-Income Workers: http://blog.heritage.org/2012/04/25/raising-the-minimum-wage-hurts-low-income-workers/

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Will $10 Minimum Wage Get All Working Americans Out of Poverty?

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Duration: 11:32
Updated: 21 Feb 2014

The Real News does the math with a single mother, who works for McDonalds, to find out if a potential wage increase will keep up with her cost of living

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Peter Schiff on Minimum Wage (from Joe Rogan Experience #445)

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Updated: 30 Jan 2014

This clip is from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast #445 with Peter Schiff (http://bit.ly/1kb7c5p), also available for download via iTunes & Stitcher (http://bit.ly/1hPXC6y). http://podcasts.joerogan.net/podcasts/peter-schiff http://joerogan.net/

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Elizabeth Warren: Why Isn't Minimum Wage $22?

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Updated: 18 Aug 2013

Sen. Warren Asks Why Employers Aren't Paying $22 in Minimum Wage Costs.

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John Stossel - Real World Effects Of Minimum Wage

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Updated: 18 Aug 2013

Merv Christ, owner of The Prime Cut (Bakersfield, CA), joins John to discuss why minimum wage laws have made life more difficult for low skill workers and sp...

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eEconomics - ep.12 - Minimum Wage

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Updated: 18 Aug 2013

Workers of the World, Repost!

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Raise the Minimum Wage Already! | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV

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Duration: 10:33
Updated: 19 Mar 2014

Raise the Minimum Wage Already! | Jesse Ventura Off The Grid - Ora TV The minimum wage hasn't been raised in 7 years! It's already lost 12% of interest. In today's episode, the Governor declares to raise the minimum wage and denounces the gangs in Washington who call low-wage jobs "unskilled." Agree or disagree with Jesse? Let him know at ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse. SUBSCRIBE HERE - http://bit.ly/1f1pYKL Ask Jesse Ventura your questions here- http://www.ora.tv/offthegrid/askjesse "Off The Grid" premieres Monday, January 27 at 3PM EST / 12PM PST. And then tune in Tuesday through Friday, 3PM EST. www.ora.tv SUBSCRIBE to Jesse Ventura's channel: http://bit.ly/1cxRueG Sign up for show updates here: http://on.ora.tv/1bVRusp LIKE "Jesse Ventura" on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/OfficialJesse... FOLLOW Jesse Ventura on Twitter & Comment on the show using #OffTheGrid https://twitter.com/GovJVentura

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Does the Minimum Wage Hurt Workers?

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Updated: 19 Aug 2013

The minimum wage sounds nice on the surface: workers earning $8 per hour would certainly be better off if they were earning $12 per hour instead. But economi...

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Bill Maher Tears Into GOP on Minimum Wage: Paying People 'Unfortunate Expense of Running a Business'

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Updated: 26 Oct 2013

October 25, 2013 - Bill Maher ended his show Friday night going after Republican opposition to the minimum wage, calling them out for opposing something that would make people less dependent on government handouts. He targeted McDonalds in particular, saying "until Ronald McDonald starts paying his employees a living wage, he has to wipe that fucking smile off his face." On the charge minimum wages cut into profits, Maher mockingly explained, "Paying workers is one of those unfortunate expenses of running a business, like taxes or making a product." He asked, "When did the American dream become a pathway to indentured servitude?" and made the argument that the GOP can have a "smaller government with less handouts" or a low minimum wage, but they can't have both. And Maher doesn't even eat fast food anyway. He said, "If I want to talk into the face of some red-nosed clown, I'll debate John Bohener."

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Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) : Raising The Minimum Wage

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Updated: 30 Jul 2013

Senator Elizabeth Warren's Q&A; at the March 14, 2013 Senate HELP Committee hearing titled "Keeping up with a Changing Economy: Indexing the Minimum Wage." Wi...

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Obama Proposes Higher Minimum Wage- Full Video Of Speech

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Updated: 05 Dec 2013

President Obama discusses the twin challenges of growing income inequality and shrinking economic mobility and how they pose a fundamental threat to the American Dream. Key quote: "If Republicans have concrete plans that will actually reduce inequality, build the middle class, provide more ladders of opportunity to the poor, let's hear them. I want to know what they are. If you don't think we should raise the minimum wage, let's hear your idea to increase people's earnings. If you don't think every child should have access to preschool, tell us what you'd do differently to give them a better shot. "

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Big MAC: The Case To Raise The Minimum Wage

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Updated: 12 Aug 2013

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Boost the Minimum Wage To Boost Teen Employment? Peter Schiff Debates Catherine Ruetschlin

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Duration: 30:11
Updated: 20 Aug 2013

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6 Surprising Facts About the Minimum Wage

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Duration: 1:58
Updated: 26 Mar 2014

For more information go to http://www.americanprogress.org The federal minimum wage has not been raised in more than five years. Here's six facts explaining why Congress needs to raise it to $10.10 an hour.

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Fox News Minimum Wage BS Fails

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Duration: 5:00
Updated: 07 Nov 2013

"Fox News pushed myths about the economic impact of raising the minimum wage as New Jersey voters decide whether to increase it. A ballot measure in the November 5 election would, if it passes, increase New Jersey's minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $8.25 and change the state constitution to tie future increases to inflation. According to The Washington Post, public opinion polls show an overwhelming majority of voters support the measure. But the morning of the election, Fox & Friends misled New Jersey residents about the increase in wages. Fox News legal analyst Andrew Napolitano falsely claimed the measure would reduce employment in the state and increase poverty...".* As a side note, it looks like Elisabeth Hasselbeck is fitting right in. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. *Read more here from Hannah Groch-Begley / Media Matters: http://mediamatters.org/authors/hannah-groch-begley/188

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Australia Has $16 Minimum Wage and is the Only Rich Country to Dodge the Global Recession

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Updated: 19 Aug 2013

Australia has twice the minimum wage as the US and Big Macs cost roughly the same. See more videos at: http://therealnews.com.

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Obama Will Use Executive Order To Raise Minimum Wage For Federal Employees

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Updated: 28 Jan 2014

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Minimum Wage Business Realities

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Updated: 01 Aug 2013

Why do some employers favor a raise in the minimum wage? Profit per employee plays a major role. For more information, visit MinimumWage.com.

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The member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Shri Digvijay Singh in New Delhi

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Digvijaya Singh, TV anchor admit relationship on Twitter

Headlines India

30 Apr 2014

New Delhi, April 30 ... Singh, 67, posted two tweets, acknowledging the relationship with the Rajya Sabha TV anchor. "I have no hesitation in accepting my relationship with Amrita Rai ... Rai separately posted ... ....(size: 1.0Kb)

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South Florida tornadoes: Could a Joplin-type twister hit here?

The Examiner

01 May 2014

By now, you have probably seen the devastation in the Midwest from the latest tornado outbreak from what has been a hyper-active spring severe weather season. As of this writing, the death toll in Joplin, Missouri stands at 126 souls; making this the single deadliest event since modern record keeping began in 1950 ... These types of tornadoes generally comprise less than 1% of all tornadoes in any given season. This year is different....(size: 5.2Kb)

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Aleppo school hit by deadly air raid

Al Jazeera

01 May 2014

A Syrian school has been hit in a government airstrike in the opposition-held district of Aleppo, killing at least 19 people, including 10 children, activists have reported. According to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an anti-government monitoring group, Wednesday’s attack hit the Ein Jalout school in the eastern part of Aleppo ... Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, has borne the brunt of the violence ... AP. ....(size: 2.6Kb)

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STATEMENT: CAP President Neera Tanden on the City of Seattle’s Decision to Raise the Minimum Wage to $15 per Hour (Center for American Progress)

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02 May 2014

- Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden released the following statement regarding the City of Seattle's Income Inequality Advisory Committee's announcement of a deal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour. ... The Effects of Minimum Wages on SNAP Enrollments and Expenditures The Benefits of Increasing the Minimum Wage for People of Color VIDEO....(size: 1.8Kb)

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Minimum wage workers $136 per week worse off under business audit cuts (ACTU - Australian Council of Trade Unions)

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02 May 2014

Media Release Australia's minimum wage will be reduced to 44% of average weekly earnings, wiping off $136 per week in today's dollars, if the Commission of Audit recommendations are accepted by the Government ... "The changes Prime Minister Abbott is considering would see $136 wiped off the minimum wage per week - in today's dollars - taking the minimum wage down to around $480 per week, or just $12 per hour....(size: 3.2Kb)

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NH Workers Upset With Scott Brown’s Opposition to Increased Minimum Wage (New Hampshire Democratic Party)

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02 May 2014

New Hampshire workers know Scott Brown is wrong to oppose increasing the minimum wage ... While helping run the Hunger Study for New Hampshire, I saw plenty of folks who had minimum wage jobs, but still came home hungry because the minimum wage is no longer a living wage ... Under the current federal minimum wage, full time minimum-wage employees cannot earn what is required to sustain themselves and their families....(size: 3.4Kb)

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Seattle mayor proposes phased-in $15 minimum wage

STL Today

02 May 2014

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday proposed a phased-in increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years — a compromise endorsed by both business and labor that would make the city's pay baseline the highest in the nation ... The mayor's proposal is the latest by cities and states nationwide to raise minimum wages ... The state's minimum wage is scheduled to be $9.54 at that time....(size: 3.6Kb)

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Coburn suggests abolishing minimum wage

Atlanta Journal

02 May 2014

... minimum wage shouldn't exist at all....(size: 0.2Kb)

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Large majorities want to raise the minimum wage. But they don’t vote on it.

The People's Voice

02 May 2014

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Chan Lowe: The defeat of the minimum wage hike

Sun Sentinel

02 May 2014

Senate to make sure America's minimum wage remains one of the lowest in the industrialized world, you first think of their miserliness ... In addition, were they to allow the minimum wage to rise to a decent level, dependency on government would lessen as more people pulled themselves out of poverty....(size: 2.4Kb)

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Workers call for higher minimum wage during Raleigh May Day protest and march

The News & Observer

02 May 2014

Minimum wage workers, students, union members and activists met in front of the old Wake County Courthouse on Thursday evening to hold signs demanding a $15 an hour minimum wage, legalization for illegal immigrants, and dropped charges against “Moral Monday” protesters at the General Assembly last year ... Arby’s employee Frank Jilyard said he came to support raising the minimum wage....(size: 3.3Kb)

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Seattle Mayor Plans to Raise Minimum Wage to $15

Atlanta Journal

02 May 2014

... wage to $15 per hour over the next three to seven years....(size: 0.3Kb)

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Hundreds march in Seattle for immigrant rights, minimum wage boost; police report 6 arrests

Fox News

02 May 2014

Hundreds of people marched peacefully in support of immigrant and workers rights and a boost in the minimum wage in the afternoon demonstration ... Hundreds of people marched peacefully in support of immigrant and workers rights and a boost in the minimum wage in the afternoon demonstration ... Earlier Thursday, Mayor Ed Murray announced a plan to phase in a $15 minimum wage in the city over the next seven years....(size: 4.5Kb)

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Seattle mayor proposes $15 minimum wage

The Los Angeles Times

02 May 2014

Senate quashed an effort to raise the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a proposal Thursday for a $15 municipal minimum wage that he said would "improve the lives of workers who can barely afford to live" in this high-tech city on Puget Sound ... Low-wage workers in fast-food and other industries have led the way over the last two years, calling for a $15-an-hour minimum wage....(size: 7.7Kb)

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Seattle mayor proposes highest-in-nation $15 minimum wage

Contra Costa Times

02 May 2014

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday proposed a phased-in increase of the minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years -- a compromise endorsed by both business and labor that would make the city's pay baseline the highest in the nation. ....(size: 0.2Kb)

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Hundreds march in Seattle for immigrant rights, minimum wage boost; police report 9 arrests

Fox News

02 May 2014

Police have made several arrests and fired pepper spray as anti-capitalist marchers meandered through Seattle several hours after hundreds of peaceful demonstrators took part in a May Day march in support of immigrant rights and a boost in the minimum wage....(size: 3.1Kb)

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Minimum Wage!

Top Bob Rivers, Minimum Wage

-Welcome to BurgerDoodle, can I have your order please?
-Oh yes. I'd like a Spiffy Burger with low fat cheese and an order of seasoned curly fries but only if they're cooked in virgin peanut oil.
-Ummm, $7.42 at the second window. Drive through please.
I work on a deep fryer, at a fast food chain
And my employers, Crack the whip and the chains
But what do I get, For my pay?
A couple dollars, is just pocket change
If I save my dough, For a month or so
I couldn't buy a can of coke, It's a joke!
Despite a measly raise, I am starvin' on minimum wage
Despite a measly raise, I am starvin' on minimum wage
I slave every day but I can't afford a date with a babe
Despite a measly raise, I am starvin' on minimum wage
I can't afford to have no fun
So I'm spitting on your toasted bun
I've made this one especially for you
-Yeah, I'll hold the pickle for ya, pal
-How about some special sauce, huh? Enjoy the lung butter

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Politically correct and mentally erect
I'm doing everything I can to conserve the best
But life ain't nothin but a bowl a grits
And this United States proud crap makes me sick
People tell me go make a name for yourself
Cause that's the only way you're gonna get outta this hell
I'm gonna try and try and try and do all that I can
But I'll never understand
It's guaranteed I'm making minimum wage
I can't survive this day and age
Home of the free
Land of the brave
I can't survive this day and age
It's guaranteed I'm making minimum wage
I'll take a work strike
Over a tax hike
Any day of the year
And I don't care about anything
As long as those striking ain't bottling beer
Give me a gun let's go get the XXX
He wouldn't mind he's protected by the aliens
I've got a green man in my backyard
This time the goverment has gone too far
It's guaranteed I'm making minimum wage
I can't survive this day and age
Home of the free
Land of the brave
I can't survive this day and age
It's guaranteed I'm making minimum wage
It's guaranteed I'm making minimum wage
I can't survive this day and age
Home of the free
Land of the brave
I can't survive this day and age

Top Pratt Dave & The Sex Machine Band, Minimum Wage

Well, I get up i the morning at six o'clock
Pull on my jeans and I punch the clock
I'm not getting rich, I'm happy as can be
Yeah, minimum wage is the life for me
Well, no fancy stereo in my truck
Just two broken speakers and a lot of luck
I don't have a house, tent city's just fine
It may not be much but it's all mine
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I'm not gettin' rich, I'm happy as can be
We can't afford kids but we got three
Minimum wage, that's the life for me
Yeah, minimum wage...that's the life for me
Well, clippin' coupons from the grocery store
Name brands if you can buy 'em
But generic for the poor
Can't afford to go to no fancy mall
It's the Blue Light Special, and man, that's all
Steak and lobster, don't need that jive
Hamburger Helper keeps me alive
Stand in line at the money machine
But there ain't no cash...ya know what I mean
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I had a dream last night I was J. Paul Getty
Eatin' prime rib instead of spaghetti
Had a butler, a maid and bars in my cars
Saks Fifth Avenue and Visa cards
There I was in the city of Paris
Movie stars, fancy restaurants, the Eiffel Tower and me
Diamonds on my hand, had it all first rate
Franklins in my wallet, life sure was great
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Top Caffeine, Minimum Wage

Well I had a little trouble with my timetable
So I went on down to see my guidance counsellor
He told me that, I'd never make a dime, If I didn't wise up and make up my mind
"Now sit down son, and let me tell you a tale, about a boy who was smart, but he had to
fail, Well he got good grades, and he got into pot, now he's always high and his grades
are not"
He said to me, "Son, whatcha' gonna be?"
I said, "I'm gonna be a rock star, wait and see"
He said, "Now, son, You're going nowhere fast"
So I looked him in the face and said "KISS MY ASS!"
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
He said "Now boy, tell me seriously"
I said "Something in radio, maybe even TV"
He looked at me like I was something to see, and said "You'd be better off working
at KFC"
I said "I don't like the chicken, and I don't like you"
He said "Now, son, tell me something new...
I've seen a thousand kids, and they're all the same, they like rock music and they dream
of fame, they wanna play their music, and play it loud, well I'll tell ya now, get your
head outta the cloud"
He said "you look away 'cause you know it's true"
I said "No matter what, I'm better off than YOU!"
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college
You're gonna make minimum wage and you aint gonna go to college

Top Kemuri, Minimum Wage

Instead of working minimum wage
(Washing dishes everyday!)
I wanted to make my dreams come true!
Nothin' could stop me, I knew I have only one life!
(Life!)
I just believed in myself!
Let them laugh, Let them laugh, Let them say anythin'
Doesn't matter what they say!
I know that I live only one life,
Want to make it wonderful!
Instead of working minimum wage
(Washing dishes everyday!)
I wanted to go, see the world!
Nothin' could stop me, I knew I have only one life!
(Life!)
I just believed in myself!
Just to believe is the hardest thing when you live
In a world of ignorance!
I know that I live only one life,
Want to make it wonderful!
Instead of working minimum wage
I wanted to make my dreams come true!
(Feel the world!)
Instead of working minimum wage
I wanted to make my dreams come true!
(Feel the world!)
Instead of working minimum wage
I wanted to make my dreams come true!
(Feel the world!)