Endnotes
1. States can set their minimum wages above or below the federal level, and the higher of the two applies to
covered workers (the vast majority of the low-wage workforce is covered by minimum wage under the Fair Labor
Standards Act). Ten states and the District of Columbia have minimum wages that exceed that of the federal
government: Alaska ($6.15), California ($5.75), Connecticut ($6.15), Delaware ($5.65), D.C. ($6.15), Hawaii
($5.25), Massachusetts ($6.00), Oregon ($6.50), Rhode Island ($5.65), Vermont ($5.75), and Washington
($6.50).
From the same report. The standard of living and indeed the cost varies from state to state. The better way is to leave the issue to individual states, unless we want the Federal Government to increasingly micro-manage our lives. |
