The Tiger Print — February 2007

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tigerprint Blue Valley High School 6001 W. 159th Stilwell, Kan. 66085 Feb. 9, 2007 • Vol. 37• Issue 6

MONEY!

MONEY!

MONEY! Proposal to raise national minimum wage over $2 stalls in Congress mitchsmith

staff writer

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n amendment to the Fair Labor Acts that would have raised the national minimum wage over $2 has temporarily stalled due to business tax breaks included in the bill to ensure Republican support. The bill would raise the minimum wage for the first time in over a decade from the current wage of $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour. The bill, which would increase the minimum wage in increments over the course of 26 months, was passed in the House but the Senate refuses to support the bill. “Raising the minimum wage would really help the economy by giving the lower class worker more spending money, which would in turn help the wealthier people,” sophomore Stephen McKittrick. If passed, this proposal would provide the first increase in the minimum wage in over a decade. Kansas is one of the states that has not enacted a higher minimum wage and many of its businesses pay only $2.65 an hour. This low wage is applicable to those under 18 and some farm workers. continued on page 3

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