WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » minimum wage http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Tue, 21 May 2013 23:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Bedford Businessman Takes Issue With Obama's Minimum Wage Proposal http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-businessman-takes-issue-with-obamas-minimum-wage-proposal/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-businessman-takes-issue-with-obamas-minimum-wage-proposal/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:50:00 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=56410 During his State of the Union address Monday night, President Obama proposed the idea for a federal minimum wage of $9/hr.

While it may sound appealing to those just entering the workforce, Roy Nascimento of the New Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce says the mandate would negatively effect a lot of businesses

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