The last increase was July 2008.
Let’s just watch the unemployment numbers for July 2009.
Of course, the ‘progressives’ will never equal minimum wage increases with unemployment. Will they?
What’s scary is the union contracts that go up proportionately with the minimum wage increases. That caused cost for everyone to go up.
Do they really still think we can inflate our way out of this depression?
I’d say September will be more telling, with all the summer help going back to school. If it’s still going up then, we’re REALLY screwed.
Increases in minimum wages will bring increases in union dues, increase in product prices and higher taxes on companies. The goal is to spend our way out of our problems but it won’t work unless you leave it up to the working people. Take more money away from the work force and you have more control by the government.