Do you think a lot of businesses voted against minimum wage?
925376
Republicans have never raised minimum wage ever, they don't want Americans to have any pay increases at all with their greed.
1080720
No because the name of the game is keep minimum wage low and screeeew the consumers !!
867552
harsh way of raising the question.\n\nI think it is a given that Bush will veto a minimum wage increase, unless it is tied somehow to a bill that gives pork to his corporate friends. Politics as usual.
957432
I used to work for McDonald's when minimum wage was $3.35 an hour.  We were supposedly entitled to an evaluation every so often with an accompanying raise.  When minimum wage went up a dollar more and we employees were up for our yearly evaluation and raise, we got a raise all right ... the cheapskate gave us a buck raise to meet minimum wage!  Believe me, if no one is willing to report management to the Board of Labor for whatever reason, they can get away with anything.
932200
NOT true. However a minimum wage increase is on the communist agenda right after #1 CUT and RUN and #2 Aletrnative Energy.
642142
yes, minimum wage need's to increase about 70% to 80%\nat least.(i noticed other's are worried about the effect it would have on, inflation. Borrowing money causes inflation, and other thing's...etc. so what is their point exactly\n\nIt's incrediable and scary, that so many people are forced into poverty wages.\n\nIt's is happening in every country (wages not keeping pace with inflation and stealth tax's) etc
306378
To be honest, probably not any time soon.  Those who are in position to vote for this are not poor by any means.  The increase in minimum wage wouldn't even effect the ammount of pay they get.  The only effect it will have on them is that they would have to pay more for everything.  So, if they can be rich and comfortable, who cares about the poor people like us.  That seems like their philosophy.\n\n**note**\n\nCongress gave themselves 5 raises recently that resulted in them making about $10,000 more per year.  Someone working 40 hours a week at minimum wage makes about $10,700 per year.  Government is corrupt no matter where you go.  Don't expect a raise unless it benefits the rich people.
882627
Well, in a nut shell:\nThe minimum wage will raise in September 07 to 6.85\nEvery year the minimum wage will be raised in accordance with inflation\nThe employer must keep a record of all employee wages for the time of their employment and three years after\nAny employee or someone working on behalf of the employee can obtain these records without charge to them\nSmall business's that have a prophet of less then 250K are not subject to the law...neither are family members or household employees, and servers.\n\n\nIf you have any more questions edit your post, I'll be back and try to answer.
1110305
Yes. As a recently former associate. The are screwing over all of their long term employees so they can get them to quit. They want to hire all part timers and pay them minimum wage. I used to back the company 100%. Not anymore.
187138
they are trying to get minimum wage changed, but it is by state.  a lot of states are trying to raise minimum wage to $6 (right now, in my state, it's $5.15).  your state has to pass the bill before it will go up, though.
969710
what good does the increase in min wage do?  the cost will be passed on to the consumers which puts the people back in min wage in the same boat.  I agree raises for govt is wrong but the whole Idea of min wage is outdated.  Simple economics shows this is a sick cycle that has to stop.
371423
I worked for the minimum wage for nearly 3 years in a coffee/shop retaurant ran and owned by my uncle....\n\ni was finally upgaded after that, i left for a short period but came back again as i need money to see my love.\n\nit sucks to work for minimum wage, i am now earning a pound more than the minimum wage, which is not bad for part time work
353767
I´m a free market, capitalism all the way kinf of guy. But what you are saying can only be posible if there were no unemployment what so ever. If there is unemployment, in a very minimized example, 4 workers can be up for 1 spot. Who do you think the company will hire if all of them have the same skills/lack of them? The one who will work for less, of course. So, minimum wage applies mostly for phisical labour, where, even if unskilled, plenty can do the same job the same exact way. Now, Jack has 2 daughters and a wife and Steve is single, if the company offers 4 an hour, Steve can say, give 3, i don´t care! They are going to hire Steve. In the low level works, skills and attitude are pretty much not needed to make the same product as your competitors. skills and attitude might get an individual to get better jobs as time goes on, but in the mean while, it doesn´t matter if you know what 5*7 is or have a smile on while moving piles of dirt form one place to another. \n\nIf you take away minimum wage, you might as well take away every other incentive and rights the work force has. No social security, no goverment interference what so ever. Soon, we´ll have another 1929 al over again! Goverment interference got the US out of the Great Depression... Read some Keynes, he explains thing better!
715521
Honestly and integrity. With the Democrats in power now, though,. businesses are not going to be able to succeed or grow and people will be stuck in 7 dollar an hour jobs instead 5 dollars. \n\nWhat a stupid bunch.
516827
Why do you publish a question that you yourself give the answer to.  The greedy employers have to step up to the plate and start to pay a fair wage, a job doesn't stink if the wages are fair.  You must be able to live on the wages that you make, when a company like Exon gives its retiring CEO 400million dollars in benefits, it is ridiculous that they then pay their clerks in the convenience stores that they own the minimum wage.  Big Business SUCKS.
558315
No, free market implies no restrictions.  Minimum wage is an artificial control over the economy.  It helps to increase the utility of the workers.
498174
I won't, because I'm off work today!  And the business where I work won't be, because we have only those legally here, and citizens of this country as workers.  We also have customers who are citizens, because the price of our product is on a higher scale than other restaurants, and usually only the upper middle class eat where I work. As for impacting businesses today...I left work at 11:30 pm last night...went to WalMart to get a few things so I wouldn't have to go shopping on my offdays...and lo and behold...the place was PACKED with people (of other races) on a buying frenzy!  HMMMM....seems to me they just ruined today's boycott by buying the night before!  Now...you tell ME...how stupid is that? Given that most did that, or at least stocked up this past weekend so they won't have to shop today or tomorrow...they still gave the profit to the American businesses beforehand, making this weekend more profitable for the businesses than any normal Monday when most people don't do as much!  True?....