Minimum Wage

1. What effect does this have on the economy?

1.1. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/07/minimum-wage-increase-help-economy-experts_n_872617.html

1.2. http://www.learnvest.com/2012/10/how-raising-the-minimum-wage-would-help-the-economy-123/

1.3. http://www.epi.org/publication/ib341-raising-federal-minimum-wage/

2. What is being said/done about the minimum wage?

2.1. http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/reich/reports/pay.htm#.UMVrfKUTs19

2.2. http://www.minimum-wage.org/raising-minimum-wage.asp

3. Where is the consistency in changing the minimum wage for tipped workers?

3.1. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/the-20-million/

3.2. http://rocunited.org/for-immediate-release-restaurant-workers-applaud-harkin-rebuild-america-act-legislation-will-raise-2-13-tipped-minimum-wage-unchanged-for-21-years-improve-workplace-standards/

4. Are these wage laws outdated?

4.1. http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/4582978

5. How are living standards affected?

5.1. http://www.wikihow.com/Live-on-Minimum-Wage

5.2. http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/25/opinion/henry-owens-minimum-wage/index.html?iref=allsearch