'There is zero chance the federal government will boost the hourly minimum wage to $17 in the next several years. Therefore, this is not a serious bill from Sanders, just as the Fight for 15 was never a plausible idea federally.' -TomJoyceSports
last week. “That’s not a radical idea. You work 40, 50 hours a week, you should not be living in poverty. It is time to raise the minimum wage to a living wage.”
There is zero chance the federal government will boost the hourly minimum wage to $17 in the next several years. Therefore, this is not a serious bill from Sanders, just as the Fight for 15 was never a plausible idea federally.
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