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email this pageExample Email:Subject: [Your Name] thought you'd like to see this Body: Anti-Poverty Advocates Cheer Minimum Wage Increase For the first time in 10 years, the federal minimum wage will get a boostfrom $5.15 to $7.25 in 2009. It’s not enough to end poverty in America, but it is a start. Just ask Julie Smith, who took a job as cashier after dropping out of college to raise her daughter. The increase is also expected to benefit an estimated 6.4 million children whose parents earn minimum wage, according to the Economic Policy Institute. In an article for OneWorld, Caitlin Johnson reports. http://www.connectforkids.org/node/5332 [Your Name] thought you would like to see the above page. [Personal Message] |