CNN CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera June 4, 2024 17:28:00
It. that has not been the case for most workers at the bottom. we have had the minimum wage no minimum wage increase since 2009. and what was $7.25 in 2009 because of inflation since then is much, much less today. so the minimum wage hasn't even kept up with inflation. this is a disgrace. it's also bad for the economy. because if you have more low wage workers with more money, they have more money to spend, and that spending creates more jobs. >> i did speak with an ice cream shop owner in pennsylvania who raised wages almost double what he was paying some workers from 7.25 an hour to $14.50 a...