NEWS The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 7 General counsel opposes resolution WAGE Continued from page 1 Public Interest Research Group in Michigan. The assembly ignored Garber's objections, voting to pass the resolution 25 to 5 with 4 abstaining. The District of Columbia and 14 states including California, New York, Illinois and Florida have minimum wages higher than the federal minimum wage of $5.15. The minimum wage in Michigan has been $5.15 for nine years even as inflation has erod- ed the buying power of that figure. Working full-time while making the minimum wage, a worker makes $10,712 a year, $5,000 below the federal poverty line. The coalition includes members from several student groups including SOLE, the College Democrats, the Black Student Union and the Michigan Progressive Party. These groups' goal is to get 20,000 signatures from the University community in support of the ballot initiative. The coalition will start col- lecting signatures on Jan. 16. Statewide, groups including the Michigan Democratic Party hope to gather 500,000 signatures in support of raising the mini- mum wage. In order to place the initiative on the November ballot 355,000 signatures are needed by June 1, 2006, but supporters hope to gather more to offset any petitions that may be discarded because of flaws. If volunteers are able to meet the quota of signatures, the issue of raising the minimum wage will be put on the November ballot. If passed, the minimum wage will rise to $6.85 and be tied to inflation, meaning it will likely reach $7.15 in about two years and continue to increase. The College Republicans have not made public a position on the issue, but chair John Kelly said he personally disagrees with the minimum wage ballot initiative because it bypasses the Legislature and undermines the choices of the voting population and the offi- cials they elected. "Trying to circumvent elected chambers isn't necessarily an appropriate way of han- dling this," Kelly said. "The representatives are put in place by the citizens, which indi- cates the general preferences of the constitu- ent." The coalition believes raising the mini- mum wage will have positive effects on the student body, low-income workers in Michi- gan and on the economy. "People believe in the idea of a living wage," Baker said. "People should be able to support themselves no matter what job they have." Some conservatives think raising the mini- mum wage is an ineffective way to combat poverty. The University's chapter of Young Ameri- cans for Freedom opposes an increase in minimum wage because businesses do not have short-term control over revenue, which they use to pay their workers. With a wage increase they say, one of the consequences is lowering the number of workers. "Raising the minimum wage will be harm- ful to the entire state," YAF vice-chair Clark Ruper said. "Such an action will most directly hurt those it is trying to help. No matter what, the businesses will suffer along with the low- wage workers they must let go." The Raise the Wage coalition points to evidence from the 14 states that already have increased minimum wages. According to the Raise the Wage Coalition, states with raised minimum wages have seen no job loss and no evidence of increased inflation. "Evidence shows they have better econom- ic growth, better unemployment and better small business growth," Bates said. Support for raising the minimum wage is present in Michigan and important for stu- dents, the coalition says. "Seventy percent of Michigan supports raising the minimum wage," Bates said. "It is also an issue for students who are increasing- ly being priced out by the increasing tuition and funding cuts. More and more students are finding it more difficult to pay for books and STEVEN TAI/Daily MSA Rep. Peter Borock offers College Democrats chair Libby Benton a petition for the Raise the Wages Campaign at the MSA meeting last night. work low-paid service industry jobs." Some conservatives believe that young workers would be the first to lose their jobs after an increase in the minimum wage and that creating new higher-paying jobs is better than paying more for minimum-wage jobs. "It's primarily an issue for high school students with that level of employment," Kelly said. "It's better to have more jobs than less." the michigan d PARENTS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS: PUR- CHASE RATHER THAN RENT! 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath. condo. $215,000, right across the street from N. Campus. Close to AATA & U- M buses, pool & tennis courts, study, fin- ished basement, appliances. 734-355-6585. PEPPER'S PROPERTIES. 3 bdrm. apts. Sept '06. Great loc. on East U. 3 blocks from East quad. Fum. heat & h20 incl. Prkg. avail. $1545/mo. 810-231-0229. PRIVATESHARED RMS. AVAIL.now and fall/winter. $203-419/mo. + food/utils. 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Another serious topic Dingell brought up was job outsourcing. At the meeting, residents with manu- facturing jobs expressed great concern over increased job losses. Dingell said that no matter what, businesses will continue to maximize profits by cutting labor costs. But even though the behavior of com- panies might be hard to control, he said the government can address the prob- lem by focusing on eliminating under- valued currency markets and the rapidly increasing trade imbalance with East Asian economic powers such as China. Dingell expressed concern with Chi- nese market manipulation and its power to inflate the prices of U.S. goods in Asia by almost 10 percent. He said he would continue to aggres- sively support and introduce legislation that allows the federal government to impose tariffs on all Chinese goods until the United States is given fair and open access to the East Asian markets. 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