The ideal minimum wage of 2014

[Marnetmar]

Somewhere between $9 and $10

[Person Man]

It should just be retroactively fitted to inflation and be a minimal of 2% increase each year. This ultralow inflation is bad for consumers, especially if it means wages are not growing fast enough to deal with volatile commodities. Also, it makes paying off loans harder. When Republicans complain about inflation I just tell them that I guess it sucks for them.   That being said, it should be like 8.25 today.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Somewhere between $9 and $10

This seems fair.

[MATTROSE94]

$10.10 just like the Senate proposal, but indexed to inflation.

[Randy Bobandy]

Approximately $21.72.

[Napoleon]

I would strongly support a system that has a national average salary of $11, going up with inflation (or down with deflation), and tied with the cost of living in the county where the worker lives.

Average salary of $11? Really?

[TeePee4Prez]

$10.10, but indexed to inflation and no "tip" carveouts.

[MurrayBannerman]

Voted $7.25 because unless we switch to the Australian system, I don't want to see an increase in the minimum.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Somewhere between $15 and $20. Of course it can't be directly raised to that level, but it could be systematically raised over the level of inflation for the next 15-20 years until it reaches about $20.

[MadmanMotley]

$0, because price floors don't help any economic system. People should be paid what the work is worth. If you think your time is worth more than what the job is paying, don't apply or if you are already working there, unionize.