President Obama used to propose that the federal minimum wage be increased from $7.25 to $9.00 per hour. There were slightly over 12 million workers who would be directly affected by this increase (i. e. paid between $7.25 and $9.00). Two of the largest employers of affected workers are restaurants (2.5 million) and grocery stores (775,000). Many cooks in restaurants currently earn above the minimum wage whereas most dishwashers and servers are paid the minimum. Would the increase in the minimum wage be likely to affect employment of cooks