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President Endorses Democrats Plan to Boost Minimum Wage
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President Bush for the first time endorsed a specific plan for raising the federal minimum wage yesterday, as he embraced Democratic calls to boost it by $2.10, to $7.25 an hour, over two years. (Washington Post [1], Thursday)
How does the president of the United States know what a worker is worth in the market?
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The Minimum Wage's Dirty Little Secret [2] by David N. Laband
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[1] Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122001784.html
[2] The Minimum Wage's Dirty Little Secret: http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=4493
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