Congress may never approve it, at least while the House is controlled by the GOP, but a Gallup poll shows a growing number of Americans is definitely in favor of raising the minimum wage.
More than three-quarters of those surveyed (76 percent) said they would vote for raising the minimum wage to $9 per hour (it's now $7.25) in a hypothetical national referendum, a five-percentage-point increase since March. About one-fifth (22 percent) would vote against it, Gallup said.
Last week, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to their state constitution to bump the minimum wage there to $8.25. This summer, fast-food workers around the country staged a string of protests demanding $15 per hour.
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