Finally, a minimum wage hike with no strings attached

by   |  January 10, 2007

When the bill to raise the minimum wage goes to the House floor today, it will be time for politicians to put money where their mouth is… literally. Unlike previous initiatives, this bill has no strings attached such as tax giveaways for corporations or rollback of worker protections. Just a straightforward $2.10 an hour raise to the hardworking Americans who for 10 years have had to get by making a mere $5.15 an hour, $206 a week or $10,712 a year. No matter how you cut it, it’s just not enough to keep a family out of poverty. For too long working families have been clamoring for a minimum wage hike. The signs couldn’t be clearer than in November, when voters overwhelmingly approved a raise in all six states where the initiative was on the ballot. Now it’s time for the Congress we helped elect to take the hint.