talk about someone disconnected from reality.... an article in today's town paper quotes some guy by the name of Dave Brasher, who lobbies at the Statehouse for the National Federation of Independent Businesses.

"We think the appeal is mostly political and not really borne out of good economics,'' Brasher said. "Out of that minimum-wage-earning population, the vast majority, or certainly the biggest plurality, are essentially teenagers.

then the author ot the piece proceeds to show just how disconnected from reality that man is:

Among those workers, 56 percent are 20 years old or older and 59 percent are women. According to the report, 37 percent worked between 20 and 34 hours per week while 28 percent worked full time. Thirty-four percent worked fewer than 20 hours per week.