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Reader disagrees with increase

| October 28, 2010 1:00 PM

On January 1, 2011 Washington's minimum wage will increase for the tenth time in 11 years ("Businesses balk at minimum wage increase," October 21). At $8.67, it will remain the highest state minimum wage the country. With Washington teen unemployment already averaging 33.5 percent, it's going to be even harder to find an entry-level job.

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