AFL-CIO Now, 3/26/07
   

March 26, 2007


Kentucky boosted its minimum wage recently, meaning 31 states and the District of Columbia now have a higher minimum wage than the feds.

Fifteen years ago, the United States had no trade deficit with China. Now, it’s $200 billion—and the rest of the world could end up owning $15 trillion worth of the United States. That’s equal to the value of all American stock. And that’s just the beginning of our debt woes.

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