cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/916523
Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.
cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/916523
Sen. Bernie Sanders is once again calling for a higher federal minimum wage. The current rate has been $7.25 since 2009.
That’s good of him, but I wonder if that can even pass, given that Republicans hold the house, and Manchin and Sinema exist. In the end, I’d settle for $10 to $11 an hour, the removal of loopholes like $2.13 minimum an hour for tipped wages, and similar fixes.
It’s a good starting point at least, and Manchin said he was okay with an $11 minimum wage. I just hope it’s not just fronting, and something actually comes of this.
There’s no point to passing that. I’d rather not pretend.
It would be better than nothing. There are a lot of red states that are very low cost of living that could benefit from even a small minimum wage increase.
Unfortunately, that would take pressure off of a more progressive set of labor policies.