hour. in washington the hourly rate is 9.32. now there is a growing movement in d.c. to pass the fair minimum wage act which would impact all 50 states. would this help the economy or would that legislation kill jobs? joining me with reaction, former congressman and fox news contributor dennis kucinich. you were on the left side of the aisle. you are for raising the minimum wanl, right? if you consider 21 states have minimum wage in excess of the federal wage the position i take is that minimum wage should be increased to at least $10 an hour is in line t t with the main stream. it s center america. i would beg to differ on that. i m not sure where you are getting your information. facts. where did you get $10 an hour?
jobs. some will go to self pay, shuttle drivers will be let go and hotels will contract that work out and a couple of hotels plan on closing the restaurants, killing more than 200 jobs. also future jobs won t be created. the owners of a three seatac has wanted to build a fourth but won t because of the $15 minimum wage. uncertainty is bad for business and we are right in that area so we re putting everything on a hold and see what happens and see if the financing can come through. big unions like the sciu funded the campaign and says seattle will be next. there may be a few jobs lost here and there but the fact is, if we don t fight for this, then the rates at the bottom will continue. washington state has the highest minimum wage in the country, set to go up to $9.32
[ laughs ] you nearly had us there. canned soup. [ male announcer ] they just might think it s homemade. try campbell s homestyle soup. in two days, some folks will make a lot more money in some cases. january 1st being the day that the minimum wage will be boosted in 13 states from oregon and arizona out west to new jersey and new york, back east and a handful of others are all hiking the minimum wage higher than the national one at $7.25. washington state is going as high as $9.32 and in 2014, 11 more states will consider similar hikes. democrats thinking it s a winning issue as we head into the midterm elections in 2014.
it will be 9.32 in washington state, 7.80 to 7.90 in arizona and montana. california will see one of the biggest jumps at 8 to $9 an hour. they continue to spar over a call by democrats and workers to raise the national minimum wage to more than $10 an hour. car news unusually quiet about the plan for an f150 but expect it to be very dramatic. it will be partially built out of military grade aluminum making it lighter with better fuel efficiency by perhaps 5 miles a gallon. it may be one of the biggest and last moves by allen mullally who is due to leave in the 2014 and is a top contender to lead microsoft. analysts forecast a variety of everyday items will be cheaper with a cti customer price index
that trend will continue in the next couple. john. you sure can t beat the weather. carl cameron, thanks so much. 13 states will increase the minimum wage on the first of january. topping out that list is washington state at $9.32 an hour. but for some, that is just a drop in the bucket. dan springer has that story. reporter: as the new year comes in for a landing, all economists eyes are focused on sea-tac, washington, an town with 37,000 people south of seattle. they are watching for an increase to minimum wage. hospitality and transportation will see their wage jump to $15 an hour. while employees welcome the raise, many business owns are preached to prepared to let some of them go. we are looking at making serious cuts and reducing employee hours, reducing