Raising the Minimum Wage

“House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour.” The bill now heads to the Senate, where it is unlikely to pass. (AP News)

The left supports raising the minimum wage, arguing that it is unlikely to cause major job losses, though many favor a more limited increase in line with local conditions.

“[The CBO report] fails to adequately weight a set of recent studies that suggest its job-loss estimate is too high… ‘CBO's assessment of the...