http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040618/ts_nm/campaign_kerry_dc_25ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry (news - web sites) proposed on Friday raising the minimum wage to $7 by 2007, a hike he said would allow struggling families to pay for 10 months of groceries or eight months of rent.
His plan to phase in an increase of $1.85 an hour would most benefit women, an important constituency in the Nov. 2 presidential election, his campaign said.
"You put in a week's work, you ought to be able to take care of your family," Kerry told an invited audience at Northern Virginia Community College. "You ought to be able to pay your bills."
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Eileen Appelbaum, a Rutgers University labor economist, told reporters Kerry's proposal would translate into more than $3,800 a year in extra income for a minimum wage earner.
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