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m_d_hThe budget resolution that passed the Senate (51/50 with VP Harris breaking the tie) authorizes the $1.9 trillion COVID spending hike sought by President Biden, but it explicitly forbids increasing the federal minimum wage (currently $7.25/hour) during the pandemic.
Because ... "It would place too large a burden on small businesses that are already struggling to survive."
Sigh.
$7.25/hour isn't enough to keep you and your child out of poverty, according to the (outdated) federal poverty guidelines. It's fine for an employer to pay you poverty wages, especially during a time when going to work exposes you to a deadly pandemic.
Sigh.
16 countries have higher minimum wages than the US, including our neighbor Canada.
It doesn't make a business less competitive when you impose the same cost on every business. Business A has to pay the same minimum wage as Business B -- that's a level playing field.
US GDP is $83/hour worked, on average. Surely more than 10% of that productivity can go to the workers.
Because ... "It would place too large a burden on small businesses that are already struggling to survive."
Sigh.
$7.25/hour isn't enough to keep you and your child out of poverty, according to the (outdated) federal poverty guidelines. It's fine for an employer to pay you poverty wages, especially during a time when going to work exposes you to a deadly pandemic.
Sigh.
16 countries have higher minimum wages than the US, including our neighbor Canada.
It doesn't make a business less competitive when you impose the same cost on every business. Business A has to pay the same minimum wage as Business B -- that's a level playing field.
US GDP is $83/hour worked, on average. Surely more than 10% of that productivity can go to the workers.