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http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/minimum_wage.shtml

News, background information, and links on the U.S. minimum wage.

http://www.coup4jip.com

Promotes making minimum wage a living wage and limiting income and wealth through voluntary ethical and moral choices to reduce selfishness and to protect people and planet from greed corruption.

Democratic Hot Topics: Minimum Wage

http://www.house.gov/democrats/ht_min_wage.html

From the U.S. House Democratic Leadership official site.

Does an Increase in the Minimum Wage Result in a H

http://www.swcollege.com/bef/policy_debates/increase_minimum.html

Article discussing the employment effects of the minimum wage.

Justice and Charity in Wages

http://www.acton.org/publicat/randl/article.php?id=78

This article gives a Roman Catholic perspective on the minimum wage debate.

Less than the Minimum - A practical application of

http://www.u.arizona.edu/%7Ejcook/minwag.html

Shows how the US minimum wage has in fact gone down in real terms.

Minimum Wage - It Just Doesn't Add Up

http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0829-08.htm

Article on how US minimum wage jobs are not enough to support a family, and keep families in grinding poverty.

Minimum Wage and Fairness

http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=674

Mackinac Center study arguing against the minimum wage, by Michael LaFaive.

Minimum Wage and Unemployment

http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/supply.html#Minimum

Chart which explains how the minimum wage theoretically creates an artificial shortage of jobs.

Minimum Wage Causes Maximum Pain

http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=356

Essay concerning the origin of the minimum wage and its negative impact on women, minorities, and unskilled workers.

Minimum Wage Escalation

http://www.amatecon.com/etext/mwe/mwe-es.html

Examines legislation that would automatically escalate the minimum wage based on earnings elsewhere in the economy.

Minimum Wage Issue Guide

http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage_minwage

Economic Policy Institute guide on the benefits of the minimum wage and effects of an increase, FAQ, and database of related news articles.

Minimum/Living Wage

http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/wages.asp

Articles from the Welfare Information Network.

Oregon Minimum Wage Increases Boost Welfare-to-Wor

http://www.cbpp.org/529ormw.htm

Report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

Sense and Nonsense on the Minimum Wage

http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg18n1c.html

Article from Regulation magazine that argues against the minimum wage.

The $hit End of the Stick

http://www.fdungan.com/stick.htm

Site devoted to issues concerning the working poor.

The Minimum Wage: Washington's Perennial Myth

http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa106.html

Policy analysis from the Cato Institute that takes a critical look at efforts to legislate a higher minimum wage.

U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division

http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/

Information from the federal Department of Labor.