From the Saturday NYT story by Floyd Norris. Just to preclude the comments, this is from the economic bottom, so it does not include the recession Bush inherited.

by reader drew Legislatively (re)impose a fair and balanced labor market: First, double the minimum wage to $13/hr over three years (a dollar every six months?) – and – legally guarantee inflation adjustments for incomes under $100,000. Doubling the minimum wage could potentially add an average 50% more pay to below 50 percentile earnings ($13/hr […]