 The state's minimum wage is set to go up to $8.25 Thursday. State
Sen. Bill Brady said last week it should be in line with the federal
wage -- $7.25.
Quinn said Monday that Brady is wrong, because people who work
hard should not have to live in poverty. He referred to Brady as a
"millionaire" who doesn't pay any taxes.
Brady is a Bloomington businessman who owed no federal taxes
because he lost more than $100,000 in 2008 and had an income of
$119,000 in 2009.
Brady spokeswoman Patty Schuh said Monday that Illinois' minimum
wage is higher than bordering states -- and so is its unemployment
rate.
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