tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037190876571380696.post2107461670606378893..comments2023-11-25T03:11:51.759-06:00Comments on On Today's Page: The lost concepts of the minimum wageDenis Drewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11833367196756465896noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037190876571380696.post-79718498581917314412008-05-21T11:07:00.000-05:002008-05-21T11:07:00.000-05:00Great post! Also interesting to note that accordin...Great post! Also interesting to note that according to a <A HREF="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb506201.htm" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Minimum Wage Increase Much Ado About Nothing for Most Small Business Owners">recent survey</A> by a payroll company, the majority of small business owners (51 percent) don't even know what the minimum wage is in their state - and a large majority (70 percent) support increasing the national minimum wage.<BR/><BR/>By the way, Washington State passed a minimum wage law indexing it to inflation 10 years ago. The state has the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage - $8.07 as of January 2008 - and job growth here has outpaced the national average.<BR/><BR/>Stop by <A HREF="www.washingtonpolicywatch.org" REL="nofollow">Washington Policy Watch</A> or visit the <A HREF="www.eoionline.org" REL="nofollow">Economic Opportunity Institute</A> online sometime for more about our minimum wage policy research.eoionline.orghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13565425947065721855noreply@blogger.com