Tuesday, August 4, 2015

$15 Minimum Won't Help Poor But Will Kill 6.6 Million Jobs

$15 Minimum Won't Help Poor But Will Kill 6.6 Million Jobs:

Across the country cities continue to increase the minimum wage. Los Angeles County voted to raise the minimum for all workers to $15 per hour, and a New York wage board mandated that all fast-food workers in the state make at least $15 an hour. Meanwhile, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a bill that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2020. "It's time to reduce poverty, expand the economy and create good-paying jobs," he exclaimed. But