I think it's fair to set limits, so that people cannot receive more than the equivalent of the national average wage while… — Chris Grayling Copy Share Image
In the 9th grade I began my first wage work for the West Side Drug store delivering prescriptions and sundries on my… — Vernon L. Smith Copy Share Image
Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job… — James Blunt Copy Share Image
The real tragedy of minimum wage laws is that they are supported by well-meaning groups who want to reduce poverty. But the… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in… — Jerry Brown Copy Share Image
“hat are the effects of increasing minimum wages?” asks Paul Krugman. “Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
Women often come up not knowing how to make decisions. We get wishy-washy. We become great wage earners - breadwinners - but… — Jackee Harry Copy Share Image
There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
“The first thing that happens, for example, when a law is passed that no one shall be paid less than $106 for… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage represents a substantial financial burden for employers, particularly start-ups, early stage companies, and family-owned businesses. In response, business… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
I have not heard almost anybody suggest that raising the minimum wage to the level we have in Vermont has been an… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They're not taking piano lessons. They're… — Nick Hanauer Copy Share Image
[E]conomic liberty and creative entrepreneurship are the basis of any solution to today's social and economic difficulties. Blaming business, setting wages, and… — Doug Bandow Copy Share Image
The main difference lies in wage levels, which is because our workers are not yet as well trained as in other countries.… — Nguyen Minh Triet Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage and lowering the barriers to union organization would carry a trade-off - higher unemployment. A better idea is… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Those of us in the Congress must confront and overcome Republican intransigence to increasing the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance and protecting… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
I pay low wages. I can take advantage of that. We're going to be successful, but the basis is a very low-wage,… — Sam Walton Copy Share Image
The minimum wage is the black teenage unemployment act. It is the guaranteed way of holding the poor, the minorities and the… — Arthur Laffer Copy Share Image
The high wage begins down in the shop. If it is not created there it cannot get into pay envelopes. There will… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
I want us to raise the national minimum wage, because people who live in poverty should not - who work full-time should… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Regardless of what the minimum wage is, you really have the market wage. And if we're not taking care of our people,… — John Schnatter Copy Share Image
I think I'm wealthy. I make a good living for what I do. Well, it depends. If I'm doing an independent film… — Eric Stoltz Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage a lot across the board would make a big difference. It's not the only thing, but it's an… — Nick Hanauer Copy Share Image
It is enough that we set out to mold the motley stuff of life into some form of our own choosing; when… — Learned Hand Copy Share Image
Full-time workers earning the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 only earn about $14,500 a year in wages - below the poverty… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
This is a sensible response to employer concerns that the minimum wage is starting to have a damaging impact on competitiveness. — Digby Jones, Baron Jones of Birmingham Copy Share Image
I think the minimum wage outght to keep pace with inflation. I think the minimum wage is a good thing to have… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
Today, the Federal minimum wage purchases less than it has at any point in the last 50 years. Let me repeat: The… — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
I thought in this country, the best social program was a job. Yet minimum wage jobs aren't paying enough to keep families… — Barbara Mikulski Copy Share Image
I grew up working for the minimum wage at Hardee's and knows first hand how important the minimum wage is. I support… — Joni Ernst Copy Share Image
Since September 11 2001, editors in America have faced some excruciating choices, as the attempt to wage a war against a new… — Bill Keller Copy Share Image
“What good does it do a black youth to know that an employer must pay him $2 an hour if the fact… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
“If we were not impressed by job titles, suits, and jargon, we would demand that financial advisors show us their personal bank… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
One of the great constraints on economic growth and employment is that the tax and benefits system has grown up over generations… — Jacob Rees-Mogg Copy Share Image
Instead of focusing on this sort of defeatist mentality where we've gotta up the minimum wage, why don't we focus on creating… — Thom Tillis Copy Share Image
I reject the idea that any job is too hard or too dirty for American workers to do. American workers just expect… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
The union miner cannot agree to the acceptance of a wage principle which will permit his annual earnings and his living standards… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
I don't see the minimum wage as a fight between capital and labor, between persistent small businesses and diligent employees. I think… — Michelle Lujan Grisham Copy Share Image
Yet it ought to be clear that a minimum wage law is, at best, a limited weapon for combatting the evil of… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
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![“[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the last time this Congress raised the minimum wage, 19 states have chosen to bump theirs even higher. Tonight, let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who…” quote by Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/002/barack-obama-17_bumps_a-family-with-two-kids-that-earns-the-mi_2983577.jpg)
