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by Holly Sklar and Laryssa Mykyta; Marie C. Wilson (Afterword).
Raise the Floor | Table of Contents
Overview
1 It
Just Doesn't Add Up
2 A
National Minimum Needs Budget
3 Shortchanging
The Minimum Wage
4 Good
Wages Are Good Business
5 $8
Minimum—Make It A Living
6 Policies
That Make Ends Meet
7 Turning
Point
Afterword
Appendix
A Background
Tables
Appendix
B
Minimum Needs Budget Methodology
Appendix
C Regional
Variations in Minimum Needs Budgets: New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Des Moines,
IA; Kansas City, MO; and Gadsden, AL
Appendix
D
Summary of Successful Living Wage Campaigns
Appendix
E
Methodology for Computing Minimum Wage Increase

