Last week after my little ‘incident’ when I was almost mugged in downtown Las Vegas, I felt the need to unwind and have a drink.
Apparently everyone else had the same idea, because the hotel bar was packed as tightly as a ‘mostly peaceful’ protest.
Curiously, though, despite such brisk business, there was only ONE waitress working.
She couldn’t possibly keep up with all the orders and looked like she was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. So I walked over to see if she was doing OK.
She was almost in tears as she told me that there would usually be at least 4-6 other servers… but
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) Some Indiana Democrats want to raise the state’s minimum wage, which hasn’t happened in more than a decade.
Indiana’s minimum wage is
$7.25 an hour. On Tuesday, Indiana Senate Democrats renewed a call to boost the state’s minimum wage. State Sen. J.D. Ford of Indianapolis said that conditions during the coronavirus pandemic aren’t optimal for a $7.25-an-hour job.
State Sen. Shelli Yoder, the assistant minority caucus chair, said Wednesday in a virtual briefing, “Some Hoosiers are being forced to decide between paying their utility bills or feeding their families. That’s a state that only works for the rich. We’re here today to advocate for a state that works for working people. Hoosiers need living wages so that folks can afford their everyday lives.”