Index the Minimum Wage at $6.50
Kevin Drum unloaded on Scott McClellan and President Bush for their opposition to raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.25: Whoa, Nelly! Sure, it’s been eight years since the last increase to the minimum wage, but even so an increase of $1.10 over an 18-month period might “price people out of the job market.” […]