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From the U.S. House Democratic Leadership official site.
http://www.house.gov/democrats/ht_min_wage.html
Report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
http://www.cbpp.org/529ormw.htm
Chart which explains how the minimum wage theoretically creates an artificial shortage of jobs.
http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/supply.html#Minimum
Examines legislation that would automatically escalate the minimum wage based on earnings elsewhere in the economy.
http://www.amatecon.com/etext/mwe/mwe-es.html
Policy analysis from the Cato Institute that takes a critical look at efforts to legislate a higher minimum wage.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa106.html
Article from Regulation magazine that argues against the minimum wage.
http://www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/reg18n1c.html
Article on how US minimum wage jobs are not enough to support a family, and keep families in grinding poverty.
http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0829-08.htm
News, background information, and links on the U.S. minimum wage.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/economic/minimum_wage.shtml
Article discussing the employment effects of the minimum wage.
http://www.swcollege.com/bef/pol...cy_debates/increase_minimum.html
Information from the federal Department of Labor.
http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/
Mackinac Center study arguing against the minimum wage, by Michael LaFaive.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=674
Essay concerning the origin of the minimum wage and its negative impact on women, minorities, and unskilled workers.
http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=356
Articles from the Welfare Information Network.
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/WIN/wages.asp
This article gives a Roman Catholic perspective on the minimum wage debate.
http://www.acton.org/publicat/randl/article.php?id=78
Economic Policy Institute guide on the benefits of the minimum wage and effects of an increase, FAQ, and database of related news articles.
http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage_minwage
Shows how the US minimum wage has in fact gone down in real terms.
http://www.u.arizona.edu/%7Ejcook/minwag.html