Show Of Hands asked: 05/21/2011
Would raising the min. wage help the economy by increasing pay for those currently earning it, or hurt it by causing employers to raise prices to compensate?
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12,632 Votes
41% 59%
Gender
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Age
<2121-40>40 44%41%39%
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Income
<50k50-100k>100k 45%38%37%
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Party
DemocratRepublicanIndependentLibertarian 67%20%38%20%
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Alaska (36 votes)
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Alaska
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Alabama
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36% 64%
Arkansas
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25% 75%
Arizona
(141 votes)
40% 60%
California
(780 votes)
41% 59%
Colorado
(157 votes)
32% 68%
Connecticut
(89 votes)
43% 57%
Wash. D.C.
(32 votes)
46% 54%
Delaware
(21 votes)
57% 43%
Florida
(377 votes)
41% 59%
Georgia
(218 votes)
37% 63%
Guam
(2 votes)
100%
Hawaii
(28 votes)
50% 50%
Iowa
(62 votes)
45% 55%
Idaho
(37 votes)
35% 65%
Illinois
(321 votes)
39% 61%
Indiana
(170 votes)
40% 60%
Kansas
(47 votes)
51% 49%
Kentucky
(111 votes)
35% 65%
Louisiana
(85 votes)
31% 69%
Mass.
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48% 52%
Maryland
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45% 55%
Maine
(30 votes)
66% 34%
Michigan
(205 votes)
33% 67%
Minnesota
(172 votes)
50% 50%
Missouri
(143 votes)
29% 71%
Mississippi
(52 votes)
34% 66%
Montana
(21 votes)
42% 58%
N. Carolina
(186 votes)
38% 62%
N. Dakota
(7 votes)
28% 72%
Nebraska
(38 votes)
36% 64%
N. Hampshire
(35 votes)
45% 55%
New Jersey
(181 votes)
51% 49%
New Mexico
(40 votes)
27% 73%
Nevada
(53 votes)
43% 57%
New York
(321 votes)
52% 48%
Ohio
(290 votes)
37% 63%
Oklahoma
(102 votes)
38% 62%
Oregon
(140 votes)
36% 64%
Penn.
(294 votes)
46% 54%
Puerto Rico
(4 votes)
100%
R. Island
(24 votes)
41% 59%
S. Carolina
(78 votes)
29% 71%
South Dakota
(16 votes)
37% 63%
Tennessee
(137 votes)
34% 66%
Texas
(535 votes)
33% 67%
Utah
(105 votes)
34% 66%
Virginia
(238 votes)
40% 60%
Virgin Is.
(1 votes)
100%
Vermont
(16 votes)
50% 50%
Washington
(231 votes)
38% 62%
Wisconsin
(145 votes)
40% 60%
W. Virginia
(38 votes)
34% 66%
Wyoming
(16 votes)
18% 82%
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