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(Oct. 4) -- Joe Miller, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alaska, has repeatedly said he wants to shrink the federal government, and in an interview with ABC News he makes clear how far he's willing to go, calling for an end to the federal minimum wage law. ...
Joe Miller, Alaska Senate Candidate, Wants to End Federal Minimum Wage Law
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyJoe Miller, the Republican candidate for Senate in Alaska, has repeatedly said he wants to shrink the federal government, and in an interview with ABC News he makes clear how far he's willing to go, calling for an end to the federal minimum wage law. Miller argued that that the 1938 law codifying a minimum wage "is not within the scope of the powers that are given to the federal government." Setting such a wage is "clearly up to the states," said Miller, a Tea Party favorite in the midterm election. "The state of Alaska has a minimum wage which is higher than the federal level because our ...
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