They say it will not help the poor.
Pathetic.
By the way here is the state by state minimum wage laws:
Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina do not have any laws therefore you could hire someone for .50 cents an hour.
Kansas has the lowest minimum wage in the country at $2.65
Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Missouri, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Puerto Rico have the same rate as the federal rate at $5.15
States that have the wage higher are:
Washington: $7.63
Oregon: $7.50
California: $6.75
Minnesota: $6.15
Wisconsin: $5.70
Illinois: $6.50
New York: $7.15
New Jersey: $7.15
Maryland: $6.15
DC: $7.00
Delaware: $6.15
Conneticut: $7.65
Rhode Island:
Massachusetts: $6.75
Vermont: $ 7.25
Maine: $6.50
Florida: $6.40
Alaska: $7.15
Hawaii: $7.25
And a lot of the states that have higher then the federal wage have clauses that would automatically raise the rates if and when the federal rate because higher or equal to.
