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HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE: Gov. Pat Quinn is pushing to raise the minimum wage from $8.25/hr. to $10/hr. “No one in Illinois should work 40 hours a week and live in poverty,” Quinn said. The governor’s office says full-time minimum-wage workers in Illinois only make around $16,600 per year, below the Federal Poverty Threshold of $23,550 for a family of four. Opponents say a higher minimum wage will hurt jobs. What do you think? FULL STORY: abc7.ws/1e4hFxA
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:27:59 +0000

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