Another Side of the Minimum Wage After reading "Six Faces of the Minimum Wage" (Backdrop, June 16), it would have been easy to believe that raising the minimum wage could solve the problems of many workers. But if you had published some other faces, we would have seen that millions of Americans can't get work of any kind because the minimum wage, along with many other government mandates, is preventing job creation. We also would have seen the faces of small-business owners who are trying to save enough to expand their operations - capital accumulation would be much more difficult if the minimum wage were raised. You also could have shown Americans whose first job was at minimum wage, but who then received skills that allowed them to move up the wage scale. Business growth is what enables upward mobility for many workers. Mountain Lakes, N.J., June 16