Schwarzenegger threatens minimum wage for workers


	Schwarzenegger threatens minimum wage for workers

reimers

7-24-2008 11:12 AM

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7-24-2008 1:12 PM

Lexica

It boggles my mind that the state can just decide "nope, we're going to ignore the state minimum wage law."

Um, I thought that was why it was a law, not just a good idea or a nice thing to do.

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