28 States have
established their own minimum wage through their State Legislatures. See below:
Washington DC $11.50
Washington $11.50
Massachusetts $11.00
California $11.00
Vermont $10.50
Arizona $10.50
New York $10.40
Colorado $10.20
Rhode Island $10.10
Connecticut $10.10
Vermont $10.10
Hawaii $10.10
Maine $10.00
Alaska $9.84
Minnesota $9.65
Oregon $9.50
Michigan $9.25
Nebraska $9.00
South Dakota $8.85
Maryland $8.75
West Virginia $8.75
New Jersey $8.60
Arkansas $8.50
Ohio $8.30
Delaware $8.25
Florida $8.25
Illinois $8.25
Montana $8.15
Missouri $7.70
All other States
follow the Federal Minimum Wage at $7.25.
The Minimum Wage jobs
have typically been part-time and summer jobs for teenagers. Excessive immigration of low wage migrants
began to pushed teenagers out of these jobs in the 1980s. These minimum wage
jobs taught teenagers how to work and had been an important part of their
preparation to become self-supporting adults.
The Federal Minimum
Wage is adequate to pay teenagers as excessive low wage immigration is reduced
and teenager jobs are restored. Minimum Wage adults need to move on to higher
paying jobs as these jobs are restored.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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