Michigan Approves Minimum Wage Hike

Finally, some help for the working poor of our Nation! I can only wonder when the right will chime in on how this will force businesses to close, forcing more people on entitlement programs which they will then have to further gut?

From the State News ...

Minimum wage workers in Michigan will get a raise of
$1.80 beginning in October, after Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill Tuesday
guaranteeing the increase for low-wage workers.

Following the initial increase in October to $6.95
per hour, the minimum wage will be raised to $7.15 beginning July 1, 2007, and
then to $7.40 on July 1, 2008.

"This is a simple matter of fairness — anyone who
puts in a fair day's work should receive a fair day's pay," Granholm said in a
press release. "Increasing the minimum wage for the first time in nine years is
a critical step to ensuring that every worker receives a fair day's
pay."

Interestingly, another Democratic Governor is also in favor of raising the minimum wage in her state.

From Arizona Central ...

Count Gov. Janet Napolitano as a "yes" vote if a
proposal to create a state minimum wage gets on the ballot.

The Democratic governor, who's generally reluctant to
endorse ballot issues, didn't hesitate when asked Wednesday how she felt about
the proposal to create a minimum wage of $6.75 an hour."

We haven't had a minimum wage hike in a long time,"
Napolitano said during her weekly press briefing. "It's very interesting how
popular it is. People recognize that when you work, you have to make enough to
live on. I hope it gets on the ballot."

This is a dialogue that is long overdue! Here's hoping the electorate has a clear understanding of which party is in the pocket of big business and which party truly cares about it's constituents.