“I don’t live here, but I would assume the answer is yes. It sounds a bit low.”

— Whitney Mauer, flight attendant, Washington, D.C.

“Yes. People need to be able to live if they’re going to work.”

— Karin Pagel-Meiners, unemployed, Lawrence

“Absolutely. People deserve a living wage.”

— Byron James, painter/musician, Lawrence

“Yes, definitely. I think the national minimum wage should be raised again.”

— Shannon Daily, baker, Manhattan