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Overview: A Comparison of the Living Wage and the Minimum Wage

The Living Wage Movement

From the Web site of ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), a description and history of the living wage movement. 

Economic Policy Institute's Issue Guide to the Living Wage

Though dating from 2002, the Facts at a Glance and Frequently Asked Questions entries at the top of the page cover many aspects of the living wage.

The Universal Living Wage

The site for the universal living wage movement, which proposes linking all minimum wages to local housing costs.

Maryland launches first statewide living wage. Stateline.org

Informative article on the details of and responses to a groundbreaking living wage.  August 2007 

The Real Impact of the Living Wage. About.com

The conservative view of city-wide living wages/minimum wages such as those in Santa Fe and Albuquerque.  September 2007

The Minimum Wage: Information, Opinion, Research