Raising the minimum wage, as President Obama proposed in his State of the Union address, tends to be more popular with the general public than with economists.

President Obama has made a minimum wage increase a focal point of his economic agenda.

Raising the minimum wage isn't just pro-worker; it's pro-economic growth.

Most arguments for instituting or raising a minimum wage are based on fairness and redistribution. Even if workers are getting a competitive wage, many of us are deeply disturbed that some hard-working families still have very little.

The real minimum wage is zero.

The minimum wage should be a living wage.