Yesterday, Adam posted about several state ballot initiatives that would raise the minimum wage at the state level. As it happens, these are very popular initiatives. BNA ($$): Six states appear virtually certain to increase their state minimum wage, with support for the ballot initiatives ranging from 68 to 81 percent, according to the latest polls. If they are approved, nearly 70 percent of American workers would be employed in states with a minimum wage higher than the federal rate of $5.15 an hour. And according to a CBS News/New York Times poll, 85% of Americans favor increasing the minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour. Given these data points, I’m even more confused as to why Congress has refused to raise the minimum wage. It’s almost as if their priorities are not totally inline with those of most Americans.