Senate Weighing Hike In State Minimum Wage
The Massachusetts Senate is considering raising the state's minimum wage from $8 per hour to $11 by 2016 and tying subsequent increases to inflation.
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The Massachusetts Senate is considering raising the state's minimum wage from $8 per hour to $11 by 2016 and tying subsequent increases to inflation.
The Legislature's committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Tuesday was scheduled to hear several bills that would increase the minimum wage, which has been at $8 an hour since 2008.
Mitt Romney's economic plan basically says if you make $22.50 an hour with benefits, you make too much money; and if you make $22.5 million, then you pay too much in taxes.
