Poll: Should the federal minimum wage be raised from $5.15 an hour?

[liberal N proud]

6% actually think it should be eliminated altogether

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/index.html

[On the Road]

1. Wow --

75% responded "Yes -- By a Lot"

[Mist]

And when the 13% who think it should be raised a little are added in,

that's 88% who think it should be raised, period.

[Mist]

3. And when the 13% who think it should be raised a little are added in,

that's 88% who think it should be raised, period.

[bigwillq]

2. Done

Should the federal minimum wage be raised from $5.15 an hour?
Choice Votes Percentage of 19620 Votes
Yes, by a lot. 14782 75%
Yes, by a little. 2480 13%
No, it should not. 1231 6%
No, it should be eliminated entirely. 1127 6%

[biscotti]

4. done

[CrispyQ]

5. In his book, "Take This Job & Ship It"

Senator Dorgan states that if minimum wage had kept up with CEO pay since 1990 it would be at $23.08 per hour now.

~GASP!

[Donkeykick]

8. Yes!

That's the trouble too! I wish that a lot of other people could read that! I think that it should prove just how much that there is a 'War on the Middle Class'! Their wages go up! How come hard working people's do not!

[RC]

10. Senator Dorgan is MY Senator!

:toast: :hi:

[lvx35]

6. It really should be around $8.00

I mean, at full time that pays less than $1000 a month after taxes. But how can anybody live off less? At minimum you'ev got to rent a room $350 and eat $350, and then spend a couple hundred on things like medicine clothes, bus fare...

[keta11]

7. Hey, how about $10/ hr?

[Oceansaway]

9. .

Should the federal minimum wage be raised from $5.15 an hour?
Choice Votes Percentage of 19657 Votes
Yes, by a lot. 14814 75%
Yes, by a little. 2481 13%
No, it should not. 1232 6%
No, it should be eliminated entirely. 1130 6%

[kentjay]

11. $10.30 an hour.

[TechBear_Seattle]

12. Far too many Americans are trying to survive by working one, two...

... even three minimum wage jobs, all because of Republican (and Democrat, through NAFTA and the WTO) out-sourcing of American jobs. In the absence of jobs that pays a living wage, minimum wage must be raised.

[Cleita]

13. I'm sure the same 6% wouldn't mind slavery being restored either. n/t

[Squatch]

14. The economist in me says "no"