A better way to raise the minimum wage
A better way to raise the minimum wage Rick Newman Democrats are having a big fight among themselves about how to raise the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 per hour since 2009. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) and some other liberals want it raised to $15 per hour, but conservative Democrats like Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.V.) say that’s too high for rural areas and smaller cities. They might raise it to $11, which the Sanders camp considers dismissively low. Why not have it both ways? A 2019 Democratic proposal would establish five minimum-wage tiers for diffe...
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