U.S. Congress and several states are considering legislation to raise the minimum wage. The small business community is divided. Some leaders think hiking minimum wage kills jobs and hits economic output, while others say more money for workers means less poverty and more sales. In this edition, a business woman shares her successful experience raising wages in her company, a small business leader reveals a survey showing overwhelming support among small business to the raise, and a Republican business leader dismisses the minimum wage hike plan as job killer.
Guests: Hector Barreto Jr., Chairman, The Latino Coalition, Former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.thelatinocoalition.com ; Marcia Dávalos, Southern California Outreach Manager, Small Business Majority, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.smallbusinessmajority.org ; Carmen Ortiz Larsen, President, Aquas, Inc., Bethesda, MD, http://aquasinc.com
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