Buying Power of Minimum Wage at 51-year low: Congress Could Break Record for Longest Period Without
By Jared Bernstein
Isaac Shapiro
June 20, 2006
June 20, 2006 | Issue Brief #224
Buying power of minimum wage at 51-year
low
Congress Could Break Record
for Longest Period Without an Increase
By Jared Bernstein and Isaac Shapiro
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