Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007

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This is a topic, with start date January 5, 2007 and end date May 25, 2007.

Its theme(s) are United States domestic politics.

Summary of positions for this topic

• Act should be passed (10 items)
• Compromise bill should be passed (2 items)
• Act should not have been passed (1 items)

Full listing

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Act should not have been passed

For

Minimum Wage, Jobless Kids by The Wall Street Journal editorial board (The Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2007) (view)

Compromise bill should be passed

For

Minimum Wage, Minimum Tax Cuts by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, February 15, 2007) (view)

Against

The Bare Minimum by Sarah Hamersma (The New York Times, March 8, 2007) (view)

Act should be passed

For

Poorest Americans have waited too long for a raise by USA Today editorial board (USA Today, February 1, 2007) (view)

Minimum Wage: Overdue raise by Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial board (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 15, 2007) (view)

Minimum raise by Lexington Herald-Leader editorial board (Lexington Herald-Leader, January 13, 2007) (view)

Tax Cuts and the Minimum Wage by The New York Times editorial board (The New York Times, January 5, 2007) (view)

Against

'Temperamental' minimum wage? by Walter Williams (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, May 9, 2007) (view)

The Bare Minimum by Sarah Hamersma (The New York Times, March 8, 2007) (view)

Minimum Wage Bill Flawed by Tom Coburn (Human Events, February 8, 2007) (view)

Don't kill the golden goose by Todd Stottlemyer (USA Today, February 1, 2007) (view)

How to Make the Poor Poorer by Gary Becker, Richard Posner (The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2007) (view)

The Right Minimum Wage by George F. Will (The Washington Post, January 4, 2007) (view)

All items that address this topic (12 total)

Title	Author	Source	Date
The Right Minimum Wage	George F. Will	The Washington Post	January 4, 2007
Tax Cuts and the Minimum Wage	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	January 5, 2007
Minimum raise	Lexington Herald-Leader editorial board	Lexington Herald-Leader	January 13, 2007
Minimum Wage: Overdue raise	Seattle Post-Intelligencer editorial board	Seattle Post-Intelligencer	January 15, 2007
How to Make the Poor Poorer	Gary Becker • Richard Posner	The Wall Street Journal	January 26, 2007
Poorest Americans have waited too long for a raise	USA Today editorial board	USA Today	February 1, 2007
Don't kill the golden goose	Todd Stottlemyer	USA Today	February 1, 2007
Minimum Wage Bill Flawed	Tom Coburn	Human Events	February 8, 2007
Minimum Wage, Minimum Tax Cuts	The New York Times editorial board	The New York Times	February 15, 2007
The Bare Minimum	Sarah Hamersma	The New York Times	March 8, 2007
'Temperamental' minimum wage?	Walter Williams	Pittsburgh Tribune-Review	May 9, 2007
Minimum Wage, Jobless Kids	The Wall Street Journal editorial board	The Wall Street Journal	July 3, 2007