A Wall Street Journal editorial states that the US economy generated 9 M new jobs since Congress stopped raising the minimum wage in 1981 . Yet, Organized Labor which supports job creation, makes a strong pitch for the Quayle -Hawkins " Minimum Wage Restoration Act ". The Journal fears that Labor Secretary Kennedy may compromise away President Reagan 's opposition to the minimum wage. Senator Dan Quayle, a Republican, has calculated that two Democratic projects, the minimum-wage increase proposed for 1989 and mandatory health coverage, would add $1.49 an hour more to wage costs at the bottom of the income scale. Labor would raise the wage from $ 4.65 to $ 4.65 in three years . Senator Quayle has calculated that Republican projects on minimum wage and health coverage would add $ 1.19 to wage costs at the bottom of the income scale.
A Wall Street Journal editorial states that the US economy generated 9 M new jobs since Congress stopped raising the minimum wage in 1981 . Yet, Organized Labor which supports job creation, makes a strong pitch for the Quayle -Hawkins " Minimum Wage Restoration Act ". The Journal fears that Labor Secretary Kennedy may compromise away President Reagan 's opposition to the minimum wage. Labor would raise the wage from $ 4.65 to $ 4.65 in three years . Senator Quayle has calculated that Republican projects on minimum wage and health coverage would add $ 1.19 to wage costs at the bottom of the income scale.