Letter: Press Wage Edit Bogus

Concerning the Nov. 14 editorial titled, “Wage ‘hike’ is hurting teens,” I must object strongly to the use of the editorial section of The Coeur d’Alene Press to blatantly support the hotel, food and beverage industry at the expense of the working poor in our community. In the paper’s opposition to federally mandated minimum wage, the editorial cited a study by the nonprofit Employment Policies Institute (EPI) to demonstrate that an increase in the minimum wage would hurt the ability of young job seekers to find a temporary job over the holidays. The following quick fact check will demonstrate that in printing this editorial, the editors have both insulted the intelligence of the paper’s subscribers and damaged the credibility of the institution to add meaningful dialogue on the subjects of minimum wages specifically, and labor laws in general/ John Hawkins , former Coeur d’Alene resident. More here .

Question: Did anyone in your family get a raise when the minimum wage went up?