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The article reports on the issue of minimum wage increase in Montgomery County, Maryland in 2013. It says that the impact of minimum wage on jobs is debated by economists to provide ammunition, like Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray who vetoed a bill to increase the minimum wage to $12.50. It mentions that the Chamber of Commerce rejected to the increase, stating that it would add red tape for companies with employees who are working in adjacent countries.

The author discusses the economic and political impact of the minimum wage increase in the U.S. claiming it reduces inequality.

Addresses the concerns over a mandatory increase of the minimum wage in the United States. How the increase would affect small businesses; Example of Lynn Martins of Seibel's Restaurant in Burtonsville, Maryland who had to raise menu prices to counteract the wage increase; Thoughts on the minimum wage increase.