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President Obama has made a minimum wage increase a focal point of his economic agenda.

— Thomas Perez

President Obama wants Congress to increase the minimum wage. Believe me, when it comes to doing the minimum for their wage, Congress knows what…

— Jay Leno

President Obama believes that income inequality is one of the most pressing matters facing the nation. If we are going to be a country…

— Anonymous

Raising the minimum wage is very efficient. Everybody's on the same playing field, it's a very simple rule, it doesn't require a lot of…

— Nick Hanauer

Raising the minimum wage allows business people to stop thinking about workers simply as costs to be cut and allows you to start thinking…

— Nick Hanauer

I do not support raising the minimum wage, and the reason is as follows. When the minimum wage is raised, workers are priced out…

— John Sununu

Raising the minimum wage represents a substantial financial burden for employers, particularly start-ups, early stage companies, and family-owned businesses. In response, business owners would…

— Fabrizio Moreira

A minimum wage leads to higher levels of unemployment.

— Steve Hanke

Raising the federal minimum wage won't just put more money in the pocket of low-income families - it also means they spend more money…

— Hillary Clinton

Raising the minimum wage may poll well, but having a job that pays $10 an hour is not the American Dream. And our current…

— Marco Rubio

In the general economy, you get government involved in making market decisions - first of all, they're going to get it wrong. For a…

— Ron Johnson

Raising the minimum wage and lowering the barriers to union organization would carry a trade-off - higher unemployment. A better idea is to have…

— Paul Krugman