“Absolutely. Who could possibly afford to live at $5.15 an hour? I think $6.50 would probably be better. It gives people an incentive to work hard and improves the quality of the work.”

— David Lloyd, Kansas University law student, Lincoln, Neb.

“I think it's fine where it is at. Most of the jobs that pay minimum wage require little education. I think it's a reasonable amount to move up from.”

— Liz Kelsey, KU junior, Lawrence

“Sure. I think people deserve more money. It has to at least float with inflation.”

— Dennis Chern, sales and training, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

“I think they should raise it. It doesn't correlate closely enough with inflation.”

— Mike Poznansky, video producer, Chicago