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To: Ilaine who wrote (106422)	6/4/2001 4:14:27 PM
From: flatsville	Respond to of 436258

>>>While you're at it - one of the things I wonder about is who actually is paid minimum wage, besides people who get tips.<<< Well, approx. 11.8 million workers (10.1% of the workforce.) They can't all be rest./bar tip workers. I think many of them are foodservice related though. I think the question also relates to where are they (geographically speaking) as much as what sector are they in. I'll see what I can dig up.

To: Ilaine who wrote (106422)	6/4/2001 4:19:41 PM
From: Don Lloyd	Respond to of 436258

CB - While you're at it - one of the things I wonder about is who actually is paid minimum wage, besides people who get tips. My dad in Baton Rouge pays the lady who cleans his house $13 an hour - not out of the goodness of his heart, I assure you. And no, she's not white, and she probably didn't finish high school, either. People who insist on the minimum wage as a policy are unlikely to have an understanding of why anyone is ever paid more than the legal minimum wage. Big or small, business people and corporations primarily exist for the express purpose of financially screwing their employees and spend half of their time colluding on how to make their employees' lives as miserable as possible. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it. Regards, Don

To: Ilaine who wrote (106422)	6/4/2001 4:45:23 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Colleges and universities pay a large portion of their student workers and teaching assistants minimum wage. The latter may be covered by collective bargaining and may be above minimums, so a guess there. They may have recently become exempt from FICA tax withholding as well.

To: Ilaine who wrote (106422)	6/4/2001 5:08:39 PM
From: flatsville	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Here 'ya go. epinet.org The table also shows that minimum wage workers are concentrated in the retail trade industry and underrepresented in the higher-paying manufacturing sector. An analysis by occupation reveals that those affected by the increase are concentrated in female-dominated occupations such as cashiers and food preparation. Minimum-wage workers are also the least likely group of workers to be represented by unions. There is also a discussion of geography and a table. State-level results Table 2 shows by state the number and share of workers affected by the proposed increase. [4] As expected, states with lower wage levels, such as those in the Southern region, have larger-than-average shares of workers affected by the increase. In Louisiana (17.3%), West Virginia (15.3%), Arkansas (14.3%), and Mississippi (13.7%), relatively large shares of the workforce would be expected to benefit from the increase. Some Western states, such as Montana (14.5%), Wyoming (12.0%), and New Mexico (12.2%), also have relatively large shares of workers that would be affected by the proposed increase. Re: geography. When I brought up the issue in repsonse to your initial inquiry I wanted to give you my gut feeling which was the "South" would be most greatly affected...But I know how sensitive you are <ggg>. So there you have it. And I guess so does Les in regards to the female thing.