I’m thrilled to announce that after working with leadership, we’ve secured a $15 minimum wage in the House’s COVID relief bill!This provision would lift nearly 1 million people out of poverty. It’s long overdue that Congress enacts a minimum wage that is a living wage.— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) February 8, 2021
The big story here is that the CBO’s bullshit about 1 million lost jobs caused by this is that those jobs would be lost anyway in that time frame :gui:
This is true, but instead of saying we are raising it over four years, they say $15 minimum wage, which is popular among republican and democrat voters, then people think they’re getting a raise now
By 2025. So a little less ghoulish.
The big story here is that the CBO’s bullshit about 1 million lost jobs caused by this is that those jobs would be lost anyway in that time frame :gui:
I mean... As cool as it would be for wages to double overnight, I can see why they went with an extended timeframe.
This is true, but instead of saying we are raising it over four years, they say $15 minimum wage, which is popular among republican and democrat voters, then people think they’re getting a raise now