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8. Minimum wage is tied to inflation in Oregon and Washington, OR is now $9.10

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:53 AM

Jan 2014

and Washington is $9.30 an hour. Less than SF, but then again no one can live on SF's wage in SF, not even on two of them.

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Raising The Minimum Wage, Increases Employment And One City Proved It [View all] El_Johns Jan 2014 OP

Six cents might not sound like much... seattledo Jan 2014 #1

'Seven and A Half Cents' from the Pajama Game, an American musical Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #7

Can we expect links to wsws.org soon?... SidDithers Jan 2014 #2

That is all true... NHLabor Jan 2014 #12

Of course $10.74/hr still won't get you a place to live in SF. hobbit709 Jan 2014 #4

I doubt that republicans think that 'reality' "proves" anything. pampango Jan 2014 #5

And Businesses should bear the cost of their labor! Adrahil Jan 2014 #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2014 #10

Thank you for posting... NHLabor Jan 2014 #11