Quote of the Day

"The people who get hurt (when minimum wage increases) are the middle class," [Moscow Subway franchise owner Larry Swanger] said. "They don't get the raise and everyone raises prices to accommodate.

"The middle class isn't going to get a 15 percent raise."

- "Working hard for the money: Many Moscow businesses ahead of the curve as minimum wage goes up," Moscow-Pullman Daily News, July 12, 2008