A Measure of FairnessIn early 2007, there were approximately 140 living wage ordinances in place throughout the United States. Communities around the country frequently debate new proposals of this sort. Additionally, as a result of ballot initiatives, twenty nine states and the District of Columbia, representing nearly 70 percent of the total U. S. population, maintain minimum wage standards above those set by the federal minimum wage. In A Measure of Fairness, Robert