By Constantine Von Hoffman
CBS Money Watch, Jan 28, 2014
... A December Washington Post poll found two-thirds of Americans support raising the minimum wage, while a recent Gallup poll showed 76 percent in favor. While it may not be a surprise that 85 percent of Democrats support such a move, half of all Republican’s and 65 percent of independents also support such a move, according to the Post poll. ...
Among the interests opposing a rise in the minimum wage are a number of business groups that historically have lobbied against pay hikes, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Businesses. But the issue divides the business world as well, with groups like the U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce, most of whose 500,000 members are small businesses, supporting an increase. ...
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