Why a federal minimum wage law?
There are libertarians and/or credible economists that continue arguing the justification of a minimum wage rate. Currently, all of the world's industrial nations have government laws similar to our federal minimum wage rate, or some quasi-government organization...
It's probably wedged in my head just because of the pride that arises remembering my letter to the editor published in the Journal of Accountancy 2 years after having graduated college. That letter was written regarding the Sarbanes-Oxley reforms then being negotiated following the Enron...