New Issue Brief from EPI: "America's Well-Targeted Raise: Data Show Benefits of Minimum Wage Increase Going to Workers Who Need It Most" By Jared Bernstein This should be of particular interest to those involved in "Living Wage" campaigns. It's free for download from the EPI web site, EPINET.ORG. The principal subject of the brief is the nature of minimum wage workers, exploding the canard that they are mostly teenagers in middle-class families. There are numbers on affected workers by state, and on demographic characteristics of affected workers. Users of EPI material may recall our briefing paper on the lack of disemployment effects, a separate topic. If you don't have access to the web, contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] and they will e-mail or fax it to you. =================================================== Max B. Sawicky Economic Policy Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1660 L Street, NW 202-775-8810 (voice) Ste. 1200 202-775-0819 (fax) Washington, DC 20036 http://tap.epn.org/sawicky ===================================================
