Blue States Set Minimum Wage Hikes; Seattle Hits $22.14

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGood morning, America! Fox News reports Washington's minimum wage is heading to seventeen dollars and seventy-three cents, the highest of any state.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI love that for Washington!

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSeattle goes even higher, to twenty-two dollars and fourteen cents an hour. That's more than double the federal rate, folks. Double!

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLike a two-for-one corn dog!

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, a raise is a gift from God. Though Fox says the debate is about labor costs and job losses. I say temporarily unrealized pizza.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFair point! Fox frames it as pressure on retail and service prices. Supporters would call it a bigger paycheck.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNobody here has a ruling, just a debate.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorPrices could rise. So could my blood pressure when a latte costs the same as a used boat. I'm still relaxed, though.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow here's the part that really warms my heart.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA seven-dollar-and-twenty-five-cent federal floor looks lonely next to those numbers, like a single fry at the bottom of the bag.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChip, you just insulted the federal government using a french fry. I've never been prouder of you. Also, that figure wasn't in our data.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhoops! Scratch that, Vera. The story only says double the federal rate. Facts stay straight, fries stay metaphorical!