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	U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division - http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/flsa/ Information from the federal Department of Labor.
	The Minimum Wage and Its Effects on Small Business - http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/webfeatures_viewpoints_raising_minimum_wage_2004 An economist's testimony to a House of Representatives subcommittee on why the federal minimum wage should be raised.
	Raising the National Minimum Wage - http://www.raiseminwage.org/ Sources of information about the federal minimum wage, arguments both for and against raising it, research studies, news, politics, and the wage in other countries.
	U.S. Minimum Wage History - http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth484/minwage.html Three charts showing changes in the minimum wage, its value, and its relationship to the poverty level over the last several decades.
	The Case Against a Higher Minimum Wage - http://www.house.gov/jec/cost-gov/regs/minimum/case.htm From the Joint Economic Committee in Congress, a compilation of links to 1995-1996 reports against the minimum wage increase being considered at that time.

	The Minimum Wage: Washingtons Perennial Myth - http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa106.html From 1988, a popular analysis of the economic, social, and political reasons not to raise the minimum wage.
	The Minimum Wage Increase: A Working Woman's Issue - http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issuebriefs_ib133 From the Economic Policy Institute, an analysis of how a minimum wage increase would help working women and reduce the gender gap in wages.
	Oregon Minimum Wage Increases Boost Welfare-to-Work Efforts - Report -5/29/98 - http://www.cbpp.org/529ormw.htm Report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
	Minimum Wage and Fairness - http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=674 Mackinac Center study arguing against the minimum wage, by Michael LaFaive.
	Minimum Wage Escalation - http://www.amatecon.com/etext/mwe/mwe-es.html Examines legislation that would automatically escalate the minimum wage based on earnings elsewhere in the economy.

	Minimum Wage Employers Posting Strong Job Growth - http://www.ocpp.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?page=nr050916minwage From Oregon, a report showing strong growth in the restaurant and farm industries that pay the state's high minimum wage.
	Minimum Wage Causes Maximum Pain - http://www.mackinac.org/article.asp?ID=356 Essay concerning the origin of the minimum wage and its negative impact on women, minorities, and unskilled workers.
	Livable Wage Legislation - http://www.vtlivablewage.org/legislation.html From Vermont's livable wage campaign, lots of information about the economics and politics of raising the state's minimum wage.
	Minimum Wage - It Just Doesn't Add Up - http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0829-08.htm Article on how US minimum wage jobs are not enough to support a family, and keep families in grinding poverty.
	Does an Increase in the Minimum Wage Result in a Higher Unemployment Rate? - http://www.swcollege.com/bef/policy_debates/increase_minimum.html Article discussing the employment effects of the minimum wage, with a long list of annotated links to other arguments pro and con.

	Ignoring Economics - http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-11_15_05_TS_pf.html An article arguing that the minimum wage is partly responsible for unemployment among not only African-American youth but also violent young French Muslims as well.
	Minimum Wage Issue Guide - http://www.epinet.org/content.cfm/issueguides_minwage_minwage Economic Policy Institute guide on the benefits of the minimum wage and effects of an increase, FAQ, and database of related news articles.

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