[Jim Verdolini]

"The primary aim of this legislation is to inflate the hourly labor rates for America's lowest-income earners -- with the specific intent of generating higher Federal tax revenue through the payroll taxes these people pay (and their employers match) for both Social Security and Medicare"

No, the primary aim of this legislation is to give union workers a pay increase as their pay is often indexed to the minimum wage.

[Prokopton]

"No, the primary aim of this legislation is to give union workers a pay increase as their pay is often indexed to the minimum wage."

Do you, or anyone, have an example of this? I have never seen, or even heard of a contract indexed to the minimum wage. Who would sign such a contract dependent on the vagaries of legislative action? Certainly not the unions. Anyone?