If I were in charge of the government, I would index the minimum wage to inflation, so that way, everybody knows what… — Fred DeLuca Copy Share Image
If cheap immigrant labor is made unavailable, employers can hire Americans at a higher wage, or replace low-wage immigrant workers with technology… — Jan C. Ting Copy Share Image
There are people who would like to get rid of minimum wage. But we have to have it, because if we didn't… — Chris Rock Copy Share Image
Raising the minimum wage may poll well, but having a job that pays $10 an hour is not the American Dream. And… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
The minimum wage was enacted in 1937 during the Great Depression and it has been increased 16 times. It's a well-established economic… — John Freeman Copy Share Image
In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how… — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
Unemployment is 'involuntary' when the price is above its market clearing level. Workers are unemployed because jobs are not available at the… — Dale T. Mortensen Copy Share Image
The stagflation of the 1970s blessed us with damaging wage and price controls and the utterly counterintuitive supply-side notion - famously drawn… — Steven Rattner Copy Share Image
Going to a movie is a two-hour experience; at $7.50 for a ticket, you are valuing your time at far less than… — Gene Siskel Copy Share Image
On balance, I am a supporter of the minimum wage going up. We've got to be very careful what we wish for… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
I have been dealing with the minimum wage issue for the last 28 years that I have been in elective office. And… — John Boehner Copy Share Image
Improving the outlook for U.S workers isn't about creating millions of minimum-wage jobs. It is about creating sustainable, skilled employment that allows… — James P. Hoffa Copy Share Image
The conclusion that many uniformed military came away from Vietnam with was that political interference, dominance of strategy and even tactics were… — Robert McFarlane Copy Share Image
To the second end, we hold that minimum wage commissions should be established in the Nation and in each State to inquire… — Theodore Roosevelt 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
“when there are a lot of people willing and able to do a job, that job generally doesn’t pay well. This is… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
It would help the poor people who need jobs. Minimum wage is a mandate. We're against mandates so why should we have… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Reduced employment opportunities is one effect of minimum wage legislation. The minimum wage law has imposed incalculable harm on the disadvantaged members… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
So what are the effects of increasing minimum wages? Any Econ 101 student can tell you the answer: The higher wage reduces… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
Saying I want to pay women a fair wage is doing something and saying young black people deserve not to be called… — Killer Mike Copy Share Image
They do believe that if we do not wage this war against terror in places like Baghdad and Kabul, we are more… — Ed Gillespie Copy Share Image
The concept of minimum wage is crazy, if you really stop to think about it. If $8 an hour seems right, why… — Malcolm Wallop Copy Share Image
“That left Jeb to work for whatever the bosses offered under the National Right to Work Act--the minimum wage having been abolished--enough… — Karl Taro Greenfeld Copy Share Image
The minimum wage law very cleverly is misnamed. The real minimum wage is zero. That is what many inexperienced and low skilled… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it entirely, and we don't try to piece… — Richard Perle 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
![“[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/quotes/i/002/barack-obama-17_bumps_a-family-with-two-kids-that-earns-the-mi_2983577.jpg)
