Minimum Wage Blog Posts

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...

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...

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