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I still browse this thread because it's one of my favorites to think about; you can imagine my astonishment at 'comment 47 minutes ago'. I'll turn your vague number into a real one, like magic -- 35 million. "29.4 percent of workers are paid wages that are below or equal to 150 percent of the minimum wage in their state." That is, under 12 to 15 dollars. Whether that number is an argument for or against the minimum wage increase is an open question. This little paper is a must-read, if only to inject some facts into a generally fact-free debate topic.Costco and other notable U.S. examples aside, there are tens of millions (vague number, sorry) of positions where people are making either exactly the minimum wage or one to two dollars more.