Minimum Wage Blog Posts
The Economic Double Standard: Tariffs vs. Minimum Wage
Opinion / May 5th, 2025 / by Emily Allen

When California increased its minimum wage for fast food workers in 2024, many conservatives were outraged. Yet, less than a year later, when Trump imposed astronomical tariffs that economists predict...
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News / April 1st, 2021 / by Bella Jasper

U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Al...
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Left and Right Coverage on Minimum Wage Bump Differs
News / January 27th, 2021 / by Joseph Ratliff

βThere are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.β -Mark Twain On Tuesday, Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill to gradually raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. Slant...
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